(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
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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。
〈喻〉 认为…是无可指责的;视…极其重要
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we have canonized freedom of speech as an absolute value overriding all others .我们已经把言论自由看做是天经地义的、压倒一切的绝对价值。
sanction by Church authority
(教会当局)批准,认可。
"late Middle English: from late Latin