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Meanings of canonized in English

Accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing.

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Usage of canonized in English
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Semper in obscuris quod minimum est sequimur; canonized in c. in obscuris.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3
2
He died in 1562, and in the fulness of time was canonized.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
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The Russian Orthodox Church canonized the czar and his family in 2000.
Wired
4
Wabasso was changed into a white rabbit, and canonized in that form.
Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
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But of course Charles the First ought to have been properly canonized.
The Altar Steps
6
Thus was St. Francis canonized but a few years after his death.
The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
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She was canonized as a saint in 1933 by the Catholic Church.
Feminist dot com
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Then you must be canonized with all the rest of the saints!
The Master-Christian
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Did you know that Thomas a Becket was canonized as a SNAKE?
Anne of Avonlea
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The Church has frequently canonized the woman in such a case.
Beyond Good and Evil
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The last English saint to be canonized was St. Thomas Cantilupe of Hereford.
The Altar Steps
12
Kolbe was canonized in 1982 by then-Polish Pope John Paul II.
Reuters
13
Claudius was canonized among the gods, who scarcely deserved the name of man.
Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
14
For his strength and his virtues the dead man was canonized.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 01: the Hudson and it...
15
They were canonized, said the Earl, for their hostility to peace.
History of the United Netherlands, 1587d
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I guarantee that after your death you will be canonized, worshipped.
Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
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