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