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Noun: canonisation  ,ka-nu-nI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: canonization)
  1. (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
    "The pope presided over the canonisation ceremony";
    - canonization

Derived forms: canonisations

Type of: sanctification

Encyclopedia: Canonisation