Definition of "canonizes" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canonize. (verb)

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• "And although, in the 21st century, it may be too much to expect an academic biography that "canonizes""
• "Finally, that the Catholic Church canonizes those it once rejected -- Joan of Arc, Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas Aquinas, and now Mary MacKillop -- says a great deal about the true wisdom of the church -- and its ability, especially in the canonization process, to recognize publicly its own failings and mistakes."
• "If power is transferred to a new divinely-mandated ruler, then a divine event is needed that canonizes the shift from Il to Un. The launch of missiles and the testing of nuclear weapons could incite euphoria in the beleaguered population of North Korea."