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.

• 🇨🇳指天主教会或东正教会正式宣布已故信徒为圣人的行为或仪式。

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.

   🇨🇳封圣

   同义词: glorification

   反义词: condemnationdamnationexcommunication

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