canonisation

1. (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints (synset 101042422)
   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: canonization

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