Definitions for canonization
can·on·iza·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. canonization, canonisationnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. canonizationnoun

   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. canonizationnoun

   The state of being canonized or sainted.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canonizationnoun

   The act of declaring any man a saint.

   Etymology: from canonize.

   It is very suspicious, that the interests of particular families, or churches, have too great a sway in their canonizations. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

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1. Canonization

   Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints, or authorized list of that communion's recognized saints.

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1. canonization

   Canonization is the official and formal process by which a religious institution, typically the Roman Catholic Church or Eastern Orthodox Church, declares a deceased person to be a saint, confirming that they are in heaven and can intercede in response to prayers. It often involves investigation of the person's life, merits, works, and miracles. The term can also refer to the process of officially recognizing a particular writing or text as authentic, significant, or of a certain level of quality or importance, often within a literary or religious context.

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1. Canonizationnoun

   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

2. Canonizationnoun

   the state of being canonized or sainted

3. Etymology: [F. canonisation.]

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1. Canonization

   Canonization is the act by which the Catholic Church or Eastern Orthodox Church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process. The process is most commonly used in, although not limited to, the Roman Catholic Church.

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Catholic
   • Sanctification

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How to pronounce canonization?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of canonization in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of canonization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of canonization in a Sentence

1. Archbishop Jose Gomez:

   But this canonization is more than an ethnic event or a religious event. The Pope is calling all of us in America to reflect on our history and our nation's Hispanic and Catholic heritage and our legacy as a nation of immigrants, for me, this is probably the most important dimension of the Pope's visit.

2. Harriet Beecher Stowe:

   To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.

3. Corrina Gould:

   I am totally against the canonization of Serra, serra came up here with the intention of wiping out the people, whether he thought he was going to do that through disease or through Christianity, it happened.

4. Pope Francis:

   I would like to go to California for the canonization of Junipero, but I think there is the problem of time. It requires two more days.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=canonization
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Canonization
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=canonization
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canonization
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=canonization
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=canonization