- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. The state of being canonized or sainted. Source: opted
- 3. n. (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. (R. C. Ch.) 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. Canonization of saints was not known to the Christian church titl toward the middle of the tenth century. Hoock. 2. The state of being canonized or sainted. Source: webster
- 5. The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by whichthe name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) ofsaints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.Canonization of saints was not known to the Christian church titltoward the middle of the tenth century. Hoock. Source: adambom
- 6. n:100 n. (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints Source: ecdict
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