canonised
Made a saint
Canonised is the British spelling of canonized.
To canonise someone is to officially declare them a saint in the Catholic or Orthodox church: Joan of Arc was canonised in 1920.
By extension, to canonise anything is to treat it as authoritative or beyond criticism: certain works get canonised while others are forgotten.
Declaring someone among blessed
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- miraclesSupernatural extraordinary events
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
shrine · halo · patron · intercession · hagiography · apostle · disciple · blessed
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
altar · vestments · incense · procession · worship · observance · solemnity · pilgrimage
Made formally standard
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
- establishedFormally set up
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
accepted · prescribed · formalized · standardized · normative · documented · enshrined · legitimized
Officially accepted or permitted
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
confirmed · authenticated · accredited · upheld · supported · corroborated · substantiated · commended
beatification
Declaring someone among blessed
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- miraclesSupernatural extraordinary events
- venerationProfound admiring respect
relics · shrine · halo · patron · intercession · hagiography · apostle · disciple · blessed · glorification
sacrament
Sacred ritual conveying grace
consecration · altar · vestments · incense · procession · worship · observance · solemnity · pilgrimage · sacred
institutionalized
Made formally standard
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
- establishedFormally set up
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
orthodox · accepted · prescribed · formalized · standardized · normative · documented · enshrined · legitimized · recognized
approved
Officially accepted or permitted
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
ratified · confirmed · authenticated · accredited · upheld · supported · corroborated · substantiated · commended · backed
canonisedexcommunicated
Officially cut from church
damned · condemned · defrocked · unhallowed · apostate
canonisedbanned
Officially disallowed
prohibited · proscribed · forbidden · suppressed · unauthorized