1. (

• enshrine ,
• saint

) hold sacred ;

2. (

• canonize ,
• canonise ,
• saint

) declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" ;

1. (

• angelic ,
• angelical ,
• beatific ,
• saintlike ,
• saintly ,
• sainted

) marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" ;