CANONIZATION
canonization, canonisation
(noun) (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
canonization (countable and uncountable, plural canonizations)
(Christianity) 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.
The state of being canonized or sainted.
Source: Wiktionary
Can`on*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [F. canonisation.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: The final process or decree (following beatifacation) 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition