From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Canonize \Can"on*ize\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Canonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canonizing}.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L. canon.. See {Canon}.]
1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
Fame in time to come canonize us. --Shak.
2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" [syn: {canonise}, {saint}]
2: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn: {canonise}]
3: add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death" [syn: {canonise}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "canonize": aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, bless, cleanse, consecrate, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, frock, glamorize, glorify, hallow, immortalize, lionize, magnify, make legendary, ordain, purify, raise, saint, sanctify, set apart, set up, throne, uplift
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