Definitions

1. verb

to refuse to recognize or acknowledge someone or something as a saint or a holy person, or to remove someone’s status as a saint

“The Pope decided to uncanonise the controversial priest due to new evidence.”

2. verb

to declare or treat someone or something as not being a saint or a holy person

“The theologians uncanonised the medieval saint due to a lack of historical records.”

3. verb

to remove someone or something from a list of saints or from a place of honor

“The Catholic Church uncanonised the priest after years of controversy.”