Definitions

canonization

NOUN

consecration

Synonyms

STRONG

anointing blessing dedication devotion exaltation glorification ordination

WEAK

hallowing making holy

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy condemnation

NOUN

honor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attention celebration confidence credit dignity distinction esteem faith fame glory praise prestige recognition reputation tribute trust

STRONG

account adoration adulation aggrandizement apotheosis approbation consideration deference deification elevation exaltation fealty glorification greatness homage laud laurel notice obeisance popularity rank renown repute reverence veneration worship wreath

WEAK

high standing immortalization lionization

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blame criticism disbelief disclaimer dishonor disregard distrust doubt ignorance ill repute lowliness unimportance

STRONG

depression disdain disobedience disrespect heedlessness neglect scorn

WEAK

blemish censure condemnation debasement degradation denunciation derision disgrace humiliation reproach stigma

NOUN

Synonyms

STRONGEST

okay

STRONG

acceptance acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement allowance approbation approval assent authorization avowal concession concurrence condonation consent dispensation empowerment endorsement freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty license permit privilege promise recognition sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification warrant

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

Antonyms

STRONG

break denial difference disagreement disapproval dissent imprisonment incarceration limitation opposition prohibition protest refusal rejection repudiation restraint restriction veto

NOUN

permission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant

STRONG

acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal concurrence condonation empowerment freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty okay promise sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation

STRONG

imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

Example Sentences

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Last week she celebrated an event whose significance in her beleaguered land extends well beyond the spiritual: the canonization by Pope Leo XIV of two of her compatriots, the first Catholic saints in Venezuelan history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Yesenia Angulo, 63, called the canonization a blessing and a miracle.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Also worthy of canonization: Larry Graham’s thrumming one-note bass line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

Other Scots were already intending to be in Rome for the canonization of teenage saint Carlo Acutis.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

The elfin nun from Santo Domingo is crazy about saints, often identifying the holy ones long before the Vatican even contemplates their canonization.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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