Synonyms of canonized

canonized 1 of 2

adjective

as in beatified

Related Words

• beatified
• venerable
• blessed
• pietistic
• ascetic
• angelic
• reverent
• religiose
• worshipful
• prayerful
• reverential
• spiritual
• cherubic
• sainted
• virtuous
• saintly
• moral
• righteous
• chaste
• devout
• pious
• pure
• religious
• godly
• upright
• holy

Dissimilar Words

• faithless
• godless
• impious
• unholy
• ungodly
• irreligious
• blasphemous
• secular
• sacrilegious
• irreverent
• antireligious
• profane
• worldly
• unfaithful
• desecrating
• nonreligious
• evil
• sinful
• immoral
• profanatory
• unspiritual
• wicked
• unrighteous
• backsliding
• iniquitous
• sinning
• miscreant

canonized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of canonize

1

as in adored

to love or admire too much

a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adored
• worshipped
• idolized
• deified
• liked
• revered
• doted (on)
• adulated
• regarded
• hero-worshipped
• cherished
• venerated
• valued
• appreciated
• preferred
• treasured
• respected
• favored
• approved
• esteemed
• prized
• endorsed
• fancied
• hallowed
• supported

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hated
• despised
• disliked
• detested
• loathed
• disdained
• abhorred
• abominated
• disparaged
• put down
• belittled
• deprecated
• misprized

2

as in elevated

to assign a high status or value to

those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevated
• promoted
• enshrined
• lifted
• deified
• enthroned
• ennobled
• exalted
• glorified
• dignified
• honored
• magnified
• upgraded
• aggrandized
• praised
• raised
• enskied
• uplifted
• boosted
• heightened
• intensified
• idealized
• romanticized
• acclaimed
• lauded
• extolled
• sanitized
• sugarcoated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humiliated
• degraded
• humbled
• minimized
• demeaned
• depreciated
• disparaged
• decried
• belittled
• abased
• detracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canonized

Verb

The poem is nearly 3,000 years old, emerging centuries before the New Testament was canonized. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

This is the Tricky sound canonized. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

After her death she was canonized by the Catholic Church and recognized as the patron saint of immigrants. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Four years ago, the Church canonized him as a saint. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Gaudí is on the path to possible sainthood, but he won’t be canonized during the pope’s trip, Spain’s bishops said Wednesday. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Gaudí is on the path to possible sainthood, but he won't be canonized during the pope's trip, Spain's bishops said Wednesday. — ABC News, 6 May 2026

He was canonized by Pope Alexander III in 1161, and his shrine at Westminster Abbey became a major pilgrimage site in medieval England. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

One of the most iconic couples of the 1990s, Carolyn and John’s place in Kennedy history was canonized by their untimely death by plane crash in 1999. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026