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Canonization

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.

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noun

1
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.
2
The state of being canonized or sainted.

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Word	Definition
canonisationnoun	Alternative spelling of canonization. [(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.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Canonization"

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Word	Definition
canonisationnoun	Alternative spelling of canonization. [(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.]
recanonizationnoun	The process of recanonizing.
decanonizationnoun	The process of decanonizing.
convalidationnoun	A ceremony in which a marriage, such as a civil marriage, is made recognized by the church.
beatificationnoun	The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
canonicatenoun	The office of a canon; a canonry.
canonnoun	A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
caninizationnoun	The process or the result of caninizing.
ordinationnoun	The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained.
canon lawnoun	(uncountable) The law of the church, religious law.
sanctificationnoun	(theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
consecrationnoun	The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
christianizationnoun	The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
christeningnoun	The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
catharizationnoun	The process of catharizing.
catholizationnoun	The process of converting (a territory, etc.) to the Catholic religion.
churchificationnoun	The process of churchifying.
decatholicizationnoun	The process of decatholicizing.
institutionnoun	A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
recatholicizationnoun	The act of making a person or region Catholic again.