canonisation
World English Dictionary
canonize or canonise (ˈkænəˌnaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | RC Church to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints |
| 2. | to regard as holy or as a saint |
| 3. | to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid |
| canonise or canonise | |
| —vb | |
| canoni'zation or canonise | |
| —n | |
| canoni'sation or canonise | |
| —n | |
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| canonisation | |
noun | |
| (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints [syn: canonization] |
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