Antonyms for canonize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kan-uh-nahyz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn əˌnaɪz

Definition of canonize

Origin : late 14c., "to place in the canon or calendar of saints," from Old French cannonisier and directly from Medieval Latin canonizare, from Late Latin canon "church rule" (see canon (n.1)). Related: Canonized; cannonizing.

verb sanctify; idolize

Example sentences :

It was he who prevailed upon the Pope to canonize Archbishop Anselm.
Extract from : « The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. » by Hartley Withers

Those who thus try to canonize Burns are no true friends to his memory.
Extract from : « Robert Burns » by Principal Shairp.

You will still be Saint Hilda, whatever church may canonize you.
Extract from : « The Marble Faun, Volume II. » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

But this could hardly be, for the king would not canonize himself, and it is he who will name them when founding them.
Extract from : « The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr » by Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon

The Democracy, through all its organs, hastened to canonize him as one of the saints of its calendar.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

How are we to reconcile this sacrilegious classification with the dogmas of the church, which canonize two blacks, viz.
Extract from : « A World of Wonders » by Various

Except in the case of new songs, do let us off with the chord, and we'll canonize you as a model of self-restraint and good sense.
Extract from : « Sunday-School Success » by Amos R. Wells

There is no doubt that Shelley enthusiasts decried the father too much in their efforts to canonize the son.
Extract from : « The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources » by Daniel J. MacDonald

Six several attempts were made, at various times, to canonize Capistrano, but the fates were against it.
Extract from : « A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II » by Henry Charles Lea

The general council of Christians alone has the authority to canonize anyone or to order anyone to be adored as a saint.
Extract from : « A Source Book for Mediaeval History » by Oliver J. Thatcher

Synonyms for canonize

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