Definition for CAN-ON-I-ZA'TION

CAN-ON-I-ZA'TION, n. [See Canonize.]

  1. The act of declaring a man a saint, or rather the act of ranking a deceased person in the catalogue of saints, called a canon. This act is preceded by beatification, and by an examination into the life and miracles of the person; after which the pope decrees the canonization. – Addison. Encyc.
  2. The state of being sainted.

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