Canonisation

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe 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.nounThe state of being canonized or sainted.

Synonyms

canonization beatification canonizations sainthood canonise canonised canonize canonized saint postulator martyrdom beatified

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