"canonization" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

referred to in:
- church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
- eastern church, eastern orthodox, eastern orthodox church, orthodox catholic church, orthodox church - derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
is a type of: sanctification - a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

same as: canonisation