canonization
canonization noun: 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.
Noun
canonization (countable and uncountable, 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.
- Following the attribution of two miracles, the next step is for the Pope to convene a meeting of cardinals to agree on Acutis’ sainthood and decide on a date for the canonization.2024 May 24, Christopher Lamb, “Italian teenager nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ set to become Catholic Church’s first millennial saint”, in CNN
- Introduction into a canon of artistic or literary works.
canonization meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian
canonization in Tamil
- புனிதர் தொகையுட்படுத்துதல், புனிதர் திருமுறையுட் சேர்த்தல், திருமுறை வகுப்பு, வழிமுறைப்படுத்துதல், விதிமுறைப்பாடு, திருச்சபை இசைவேற்பு
canonization in Tagalog
- the state of being canonized or sainted
- pagkakanonisa
canonization in Indonesian
- the state of being canonized or sainted
- kanonisasi
Forms of canonization
| plural | canonizations |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | canonisation |
Origin of canonization
From canonize + -ation.
Words formed from canonization
Questions about canonization
- What does canonization mean?
- Canonization means 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.
- What is canonization in Tamil?
- Canonization in Tamil is புனிதர் தொகையுட்படுத்துதல், புனிதர் திருமுறையுட் சேர்த்தல், திருமுறை வகுப்பு. See Canonization meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is canonization?
- Canonization is a noun.
- What is the plural of canonization?
- The plural of canonization is canonizations.
Words near canonization in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: canonization (page history and authors); canonization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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