uncanonize

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ canonize.

Verb

uncanonize (third-person singular simple present uncanonizes, present participle uncanonizing, simple past and past participle uncanonized)

1. (transitive) To deprive of canonical authority.
2. (transitive) To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.

References

• “uncanonize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.