canonization
pronunciation
How to pronounce canonization in British English:
UK [ˌkænənaɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce canonization in American English:
US [ˌkænənaɪ'zeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
Word Origin
- canonization (n.)
- late 14c., from Medieval Latin canonizationem (nominative canonizatio), noun of action from past participle stem of canonizare (see canonize).
Example
- 1. The process of canonization can take a long time .
- 2. Thus far she has been beatified ; the next step is canonization .
- 3. And most of us are not - and more important should not be - aiming for canonization .
- 4. Scholarly and political problems related to confucian canonization .
- 5. In the roman catholic church , canonization is the act of recognizing a saint .