canonization

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A noun referring to the official act by which a deceased person is declared a saint in the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den offiziellen kirchlichen Akt bezeichnet, durch den ein Verstorbener in der römisch-katholischen oder orthodoxen Kirche heiliggesprochen wird; auch allgemein die Erklärung einer Person oder Sache zu etwas Heiligem oder Vorbildlichem.

1. Official recognition as a saint C1 formal

   The formal process by which the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church declares a deceased person to be a saint.

   • The canonization of Mother Teresa took place in 2016.
   • The church held a special ceremony for the canonization of the new saint.
   • Canonization requires evidence of miracles attributed to the person.

   🇩🇪Heiligsprechung

   Synonyme: glorification

   Antonyme: condemnationdamnationexcommunication

• canonizations plural form
• canonizations' possessive plural form
• canonization's possessive singular form