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

Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI, becoming the first person born in what's now the United States to be named a Roman Catholic saint. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

By Christmas it had been canonized as the pinnacle of ‘sad girl lit’ with Martha taking her place in that post-Fleabag lineage of fractured female characters. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

English added that the name was also inspired by Maria Adelaide, a Portuguese woman who is considered an honorary saint despite never being officially canonized. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

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