[{"word":"canonizes","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.","synonyms":["saint"],"antonyms":["uncanonize"],"example":"Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173."},{"definition":"To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["uncanonize"]},{"definition":"(by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work) as one of a group of works representative of a particular field.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["uncanonize"]}],"synonyms":["saint"],"antonyms":["uncanonize","uncanonize","uncanonize"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canonize","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canonizes"]}]