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canonize

[kan-uh-nahyz] / ˈkæn əˌnaɪz /


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Memes, livestreams and hashtags now allow anyone to canonize someone they admire.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

“It’s a gift of God that Pope Francis — an Argentine pope, a Jesuit pope — can canonize her,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Williams is arguably the best candidate for the Heisman Trophy, but to canonize him in such manner is another story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022

No musician of Rosbaud’s generation did more to canonize its avant-garde.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

And Des Esseintes thought of those ecclesiastics who had taken vows of sterility, yet were so inconsistent as to canonize Saint Vincent de Paul, because he brought vain tortures to innocent creatures.

From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)




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