Source : WordNet®

canonise
     v 1: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn: {canonize}]
     2: in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a
        saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle,
        the priest was canonized" [syn: {canonize}, {saint}]
     3: add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was
        canonized not long after his death" [syn: {canonize}]