canonization

noun

can·​on·​i·​za·​tion ˌka-nə-nə-ˈzā-shən 

-ˌnī-ˈzā-

plural -s

: the act of canonizing or the state of being canonized

specifically : the final process or decree by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalog of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation

Word History

Etymology

Middle English canonizacioun, from Medieval Latin canonization-, canonizatio, from canonizatus (past participle of canonizare to canonize) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for canonization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration