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[ˈkanənʌɪz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint
(e.g: he was the last English saint to be canonized prior to the Reformation)
- place in or regard as belonging to a canon of literary or artistic works
(e.g: they have become cult classics, canonized in American literature by many critics)
- sanction by Church authority
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Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin canonizare ‘admit as authoritative’ (in medieval Latin ‘admit to the list of recognized saints’), from Latin canon (see canon)
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