canonize
canonize
(亦作 -ise)
verb
canonization
noun
语源
(亦作 -ise)
verb
- [with obj.](常作 be canonized)(in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint
（罗马天主教）正式封（死者）为圣者
he was the last English saint to be canonized prior to the Reformation.
他是宗教改革之前最后一个被封为圣者的英国人。
■(figurative)regard as being above reproach or of great significance
(喻)不容指责；极其重要
we have canonized freedom of speech as an absolute value overriding all others.
我们已经把言论自由不容指责地当作压倒一切的绝对价值。
■sanction by Church authority
（教会当局）批准，认可
canonization
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from late Latin canonizare 'admit as authoritative' (in medieval Latin 'admit to the list of recognized saints'), from Latin canon (see canon)
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