canonization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
    canonisation.

WordNet

Can`on*i*za"tion noun
Etymology
F. canonisation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913