UNCANONIZE Antonyms

• declare (a dead person) to be a saint

• treat as a sacred person

• consider as a god or godlike

• exalt to the position of a God

• praise, glorify, or honor

• fill with sublime emotion

• heighten or intensify

• raise in rank, character, or status

• praise, glorify, or honor

• bestow glory upon

• elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

• cause to seem more splendid

• a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

• the state of being honored

• the quality of being honorable and having a good name

• a woman's virtue or chastity

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• show respect towards

• accept as pay

• an expression of approval and commendation

• offering words of homage as an act of worship

• express approval of

• a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

• American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

• love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• render holy by means of religious rites

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of