Canonized

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of canonize form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Made part of the canon; made official. not-comparable
  2. 2
    In the Roman Catholic Church, officially declared a saint. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing wordnet

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aggrandizedangelicawesomebeatifiedbigblessed

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"In the 15th century the Spanish inquisitor Pedro de Arbués de Épila organized in Zaragoza a game of "living chess" with heretics to stand in as figures who were put to death when they were "captured". In 1867 Arbués was canonized by Pope Pius IX."

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roman catholic church

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