canonization
NounUS[kan-uh-nuh-zey-shuhn]/ˌkænənəˈzeɪʃən/5 syllables
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canonisation
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Noun (1)
- (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saintsSynonyms: canonisationType of sanctification
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Can′on·i·za′tion noun
Origin: F. canonisation.
1. Roman Catholic Church The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
Canonization of saints was not known to the Christian church titl toward the middle of the tenth century.— Hoock.
2. The state of being canonized or sainted.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54