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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun etc. See canonization, canonize, etc.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of canonization.

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

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Examples

  • The date of his canonisation is unknown, although Archdeacon Hermann appears to state that it happened in the reign of Athelstan (924 – 939).

    Archive 2007-05-13 2007

  • There are poets and there are Poets and the process we know as canonisation makes the former into the latter.

    ReadySteadyBlog 2009

  • The canonisation is the highlight of a 10-day itinerary that takes in the greatest cities and landmarks of Italy, including Rome, Florence and Venice, priced from $3479* per person twin share.

    ETravelBlackboard.com 2010

  • The canonisation is the highlight of a 10-day itinerary that takes in the greatest cities and landmarks of Italy, including Rome, Florence and Venice, priced from $3479* per person twin share.

    ETravelBlackboard.com 2010

  • ROME: Mary MacKillop's canonisation, which is regarded as a sure thing after Pope Benedict XVI's confirmation of the proofs regarding her second miracle, will take place under his policy of restoring solemnity to canonisations.

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2009

  • The canonisation is the culmination of a detailed protocol after Cardinal Tisserant commenced the diocesan process for her beatification in 1953 and declared her a Servant of God.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2008

  • The canonisation is the culmination of a detailed protocol after Cardinal Tisserant commenced the diocesan process for her beatification in 1953 and declared her a Servant of God.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2008

  • The canonisation is the culmination of a detailed protocol after Cardinal Tisserant commenced the diocesan process for her beatification in 1953 and declared her a Servant of God.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2008

  • The canonisation is the culmination of a detailed protocol after Cardinal Tisserant commenced the diocesan process for her beatification in 1953 and declared her a Servant of God.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2008

  • Secondly, the modern era has not yet been through any comprehensive "canonisation" yet whilst the material, building on the longer history of SF, is less likely to be self-similar.

    Help Needed! Karen Burnham 2009

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