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Canonization   /kˌænənəzˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Canonization

noun
1.
(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints.  Synonym: canonisation.






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"Canonization" Quotes from Famous Books



... over the events of his earlier life. The preparation of his body for the grave had revealed his secret asceticism,—the hair garments next his skin and long unchanged. The people believed him to be a true martyr, and his popular canonization preceded by some time the official, though this followed with unusual quickness even for the middle ages. It was pronounced by the pope in whose reign he had died on February 21, 1173. For generations he ...
— The History of England From the Norman Conquest - to the Death of John (1066-1216) • George Burton Adams



Words linked to "Canonization" :   Roman Catholic, canonisation, Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church, canonize, Western Church, Eastern Orthodox, Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Church, Orthodox Church, sanctification



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