Definition of Canonize

to regard something as being of utmost importance or significance

Examples of Canonize in a sentence

In religion, people tend to canonize the words of their most significant religious figure, holding them as holy and indisputable.  🔊

As a kid I would always canonize everything my father said, believing that he would never say anything that wasn’t of the utmost importance.  🔊

I have always canonized the final words my mother said to me before she passed away, as she told me one last time how much she loved me and my brother.  🔊

In fiction, for something to be canonized means that it is considered part of the main storyline of that fictional universe.  🔊

I refuse to canonize anything said by man, since there is no such thing as a mortal that is always right and knows everything.  🔊

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