canonized

(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
(British, English, Oxford, US, figuratively, transitive) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
(British, English, Oxford, US, broadly, transitive) To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.