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Meaning of canonizo | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[ka.nɔˈnɪz.zɔ]

Definitions

  1. to canonize (recognize as a saint)
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, Medieval-Latin, conjugation-1
  2. to ratify, declare something official or authoritative, e.g. as part of the biblical canon or the liturgy
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, Medieval-Latin, conjugation-1
  3. to justify in canon law
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, Medieval-Latin, conjugation-1
  4. to make someone a canon (member of a cathedral chapter)
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, Medieval-Latin, conjugation-1

Examples

“Hic papa Innocentius […] statuit […] quod nullus novus sanctus in veneratione habeatur nisi auctoritate sedis apostolice, ita quod canonizetur a papa.”

This Pope Innnocent [III] decreed […] that no new saint should be held in veneration without the authority of the apostolic see, that they therefore are to be canonized by the pope.

“Sic enim legati sedis apostolicae eorumdem principalium Conciliorum sanctiones primaria subscriptione apostolica vice canonizabant.”

For the legates of the apostolic see used to ratify the decrees of the same Councils in this way in place of the principal apostolic signature.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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