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Definitions

canonization

NOUN
consecration
Synonyms
STRONG
anointing blessing dedication devotion exaltation glorification ordination
WEAK
hallowing making holy
Antonyms
STRONG
apathy condemnation
NOUN
honor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attention celebration confidence credit dignity distinction esteem faith fame glory praise prestige recognition reputation tribute trust
STRONG
account adoration adulation aggrandizement apotheosis approbation consideration deference deification elevation exaltation fealty glorification greatness homage laud laurel notice obeisance popularity rank renown repute reverence veneration worship wreath
WEAK
high standing immortalization lionization
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blame criticism disbelief disclaimer dishonor disregard distrust doubt ignorance ill repute lowliness unimportance
STRONG
depression disdain disobedience disrespect heedlessness neglect scorn
WEAK
blemish censure condemnation debasement degradation denunciation derision disgrace humiliation reproach stigma
NOUN
OK
Synonyms
STRONGEST
okay
STRONG
acceptance acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement allowance approbation approval assent authorization avowal concession concurrence condonation consent dispensation empowerment endorsement freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty license permit privilege promise recognition sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification warrant
WEAK
carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval
Antonyms
STRONG
break denial difference disagreement disapproval dissent imprisonment incarceration limitation opposition prohibition protest refusal rejection repudiation restraint restriction veto
NOUN
permission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant
STRONG
acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal concurrence condonation empowerment freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty okay promise sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification
WEAK
carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation
STRONG
imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

Example Sentences

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An essential biography, “The Woman of Her Age” by Fiona Maddocks, followed Hildegard’s canonization by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Last week she celebrated an event whose significance in her beleaguered land extends well beyond the spiritual: the canonization by Pope Leo XIV of two of her compatriots, the first Catholic saints in Venezuelan history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Yesenia Angulo, 63, called the canonization a blessing and a miracle.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Other Scots were already intending to be in Rome for the canonization of teenage saint Carlo Acutis.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

The elfin nun from Santo Domingo is crazy about saints, often identifying the holy ones long before the Vatican even contemplates their canonization.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.