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Canonisation

noun

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

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... without a protest. Your proposal reminds me of the Siennese who owed a victorious general more than they could possibly repay. The legend goes that they hanged him, in order to make him a saint after his death by way of reward. I object to this sort of canonisation of Judith. And she will object, too. You seem to leave her out of account altogether. She is mistress of her own actions. She has a will of her own. She is not going to give up her comfortable flat off the Tottenham Court Road in order to dwell in Hoxton. She won't go back to ...

— The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne • William J. Locke

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