Canonise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

treat as a sacred person

declare (a dead person) to be a saint

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/antɹˈɒskəpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/antɹˈɒskəpi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌaɪz/.

Examples

He canonizes women
After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

canonize saint

Parts of Speech

verb	treat as a sacred person “He canonizes women”
verb	declare (a dead person) to be a saint “After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized”

Word Forms

canonization	noun	(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
canon	noun	a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
canonisation	noun	(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
saint	noun	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heiligsprechen

als heilige Person behandeln

🇫🇷French

canoniser

traiter comme une personne sacrée

🇪🇸Spanish

canonizar

tratar como una persona sagrada

🇮🇹Italian

canonizzare

trattare come una persona sacra

🇳🇱Dutch

heilig verklaren

behandelen als een heilig persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

canonizar

tratar como uma pessoa sagrada

🇷🇺Russian

канонизировать

относиться как к священному человеку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संत घोषित करना

एक पवित्र व्यक्ति के रूप में व्यवहार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যানোনিস

একজন পবিত্র ব্যক্তি হিসাবে আচরণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நியமனம்

ஒரு புனிதமான நபராக கருதுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాననైజ్

పవిత్రమైన వ్యక్తిగా పరిగణించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેનોનાઇઝ

પવિત્ર વ્યક્તિ તરીકે વર્તે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾನೊನೈಸ್

ಪವಿತ್ರ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാനോനൈസ്

ഒരു വിശുദ്ധ വ്യക്തിയായി പരിഗണിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

典化

视为神圣的人

🇯🇵Japanese

列聖する

神聖な人として扱う

🇰🇷Korean

정식화하다

신성한 사람으로 대접하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phong thánh

đối xử như một người thiêng liêng

🇹🇭Thai

บัญญัติ

ถือเป็นบุคคลศักดิ์สิทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengkanonisasi

perlakukan sebagai orang suci

🇲🇾Malay

berkanun

anggap sebagai orang suci

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

متعارف کردن

به عنوان یک فرد مقدس رفتار کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

aziz ilan etmek

kutsal bir kişi gibi davran

🇮🇱Hebrew

קנוניזציה

להתייחס כאל אדם קדוש

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