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



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