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Canonization
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What's The Definition Of Canonization?
[n] (Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
Synonyms | Synonyms for Canonization: canonisation Related Terms | Find terms related to Canonization: See Also | sanctification Canonization In Webster's Dictionary \Can`on*i*za"tion\, n. [F. canonisation.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) 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.
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