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Definition of: canonization
(kan′ən·ə·zā′shən, -ī·zā′-) noun
1. The formal enrolling of a deceased and beatified person in the Roman Catholic canon, or calendar of saints.
2. The act of canonizing or regarding as a saint; the state of being canonized.
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