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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o ato oficial pelo qual uma pessoa falecida é declarada santa na Igreja Católica Romana ou na Igreja Ortodoxa Oriental.

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.

   🇵🇹Canonização

   Sinônimos: glorification

   Antônimos: condemnationdamnationexcommunication

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