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canonize

[kan-uh-nahyz] / ˈkæn əˌnaɪz /


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Memes, livestreams and hashtags now allow anyone to canonize someone they admire.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

“It’s a gift of God that Pope Francis — an Argentine pope, a Jesuit pope — can canonize her,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024

“This is about who we canonize and who are our real saints,” Dr. Prescod-Weinstein said in an interview.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Williams is arguably the best candidate for the Heisman Trophy, but to canonize him in such manner is another story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022

Whatever becomes to us a channel of His truth and love we must involuntarily canonize and consecrate.

From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)




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