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How to pronounce “canonize”
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Pronunciation guide for canonize
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of canonize with real speech in context.
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We canonize the players we like, while demonizing those
- Definition summary
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
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How to pronounce canonize
Smart Baseball

We canonize the players we like, while demonizing those
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A Deep Dive Into “canonize”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
- (figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
- (Christianity) To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
- (by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
- (chiefly Christianity) Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.
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