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Webster 1913 Edition
Canonization
Canˊon-i-za′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Canonization
CANONIZATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of declaring a man a saint, or rather the act of ranking a deceased person in the catalogue of saints, called a canon. This act is preceded by beatification, and by an examination into the life and miracles of the person; after which the Pope decrees the canonization.2.
The state of being sainted.Definition 2024
canonization
canonization
English
Alternative forms
- canonisation UK
Noun
canonization (plural canonizations)
- 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.
Translations
the final process or decree
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the state of being canonized or sainted
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External links
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canonization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia