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CANONIZATION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

canonisation; canonization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("canonization" is a kind of...):

sanctification (a religious ceremony in which something is made holy)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)

Eastern Church; Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Catholic Church; Orthodox Church (derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites)

Derivation:

canonize (declare (a dead person) to be a saint)

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