Definitionen
1.VerbTo declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints."Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173."
2.VerbTo regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
3.VerbTo formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
4.VerbTo regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
5.VerbEspecially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.