Canonize

глагол канонизировать, причислять к лику святых

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Canonize

transitive verb (canonized; canonizing) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin canonizare, from Late Latin canon catalog of saints, from Latin, standard 1. to declare (a deceased person) an officially recognized saint 2. to make canonical 3. to sanction by ecclesiastical authority 4. to attribute authoritative sanction or approval to 5. to treat as illustrious, preeminent, or sacred • canonization noun

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