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