Canonization

[,kænənə'zeʃən]

Definition

(noun.) (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints.

Edited by Anselm--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) The state of being canonized or sainted.

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