Definition of "canonized" [canonized]

• Made part of the canon, made official. (adjective)
• In the Roman Catholic Church, officially declared a saint. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of canonize. (verb)

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• "Not all of them are officially "canonized" - they don't have to be."
• "Later on some of these figures have been "canonized" as great American writers or artists, but this is merely a form of nationalism, and doesn't have much to do with "culture" in the way Kevin wants to use the word."
• "So I think it has further, kind of canonized, if you will, this incredible world of Shostakovich in these 15 quartets."