canonize
verb [ T ] (UK usually canonise) uk/ˈkæn.ə.naɪz/ us/ˈkæn.ə.naɪz/
(WORSHIP)
（罗马天主教）封（死者）为圣徒
(in the Roman Catholic Church) to announce officially that a dead person is a saint
In Guatemala, the pope canonized Pedro de San Jose de Betancurt, Central America's first saint.
Joan of Arc was eventually canonized in 1920.
Many would like to see him canonized (as) a saint.
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- Margaret was a deeply pious woman who was subsequently canonized.
- Pope John Paul II canonized Juan Diego, the 16th-century Aztec whose vision of the Virgin Mary helped spread Catholicism to Mexico.
- Rather than canonize him for the strength and dignity he displayed in his dying days, I prefer to remember him when he was in his prime.
- Selfless fathers and father figures are being celebrated, even canonized, on America's movie screens.