(in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint

he was the last English saint to be canonized prior to the Reformation

place in or regard as belonging to a canon of literary or artistic works

they have become cult classics, canonized in American literature by many critics

Warhol is now canonized as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century

ignoring canonized literary texts leaves these students at a disadvantage

sanction by Church authority