verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To deprive of canonical authority. transitive
2. 2
   To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint. transitive

Antonyms

All antonyms

canonizeconsecrate

Etymology

From un- + canonize.

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