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Princeton's WordNet

  1. canonize, canoniseverb

    treat as a sacred person

    "He canonizes women"

  2. canonize, canonise, saintverb

    declare (a dead person) to be a saint

    "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"

Wikipedia

  1. canonise

    Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints, or authorized list of that communion's recognized saints.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of canonise in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of canonise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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