canonization

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noun
Definitions
  • (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.

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Suffix from English canonize.

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canonize

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