canonization

Plural: canonizations

Noun

• (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
• The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
• The state of being canonized or sainted.
• Introduction into a canon of artistic or literary works.

Synonyms

canonisation