canonize

verb5

1. •
   To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

   • Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173.
2. •
   To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.

   • Not all psalms that claim Davidic authorship were included in the canon, but those that were canonized frequently had this association. — 2017
3. •
   To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
4. •
   (figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.

   • She is a theame of honour and renowne, / A spurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, / Whose present courage may beate downe our foes, / And fame in time to come canonize us, [...] — 1602
5. •
   Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.

   • He shews, the Legate's Drift was to Canonize all the Abuses of the Court of Rome: so they never suffer'd them to be treated of freely, but managed them like the Compounding of a Law-Suit: [...] — 1715