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Definition of Canonisation
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints.
Generic synonyms: Sanctification
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Orthodox Church
Derivative terms: Canonise, Canonize
Definition of Canonisation
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of canonization) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canonisation
Literary usage of Canonisation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1906)
"The partiality of Sixtus IV. for his own Order doubtless contributed to bring
about the canonisation of St. Bona- ventura, which was proclaimed with much ..."
2. The Law of the Church: A Cyclopedia of Canon Law for English-speaking Countries by Ethelred Luke Taunton (1906)
"canonisation is the process by which the Pope, as head of the Church, ...
Alexander III. reserved to the Holy See the canonisation of saints. ..."
3. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1881)
"... and there were many other princes in India who had been deceived by the
Portuguese in like manner. canonisation of Subsequently the Jesuits of the ..."
4. Réflexions sur l'espèce en histoire naturelle, 1842 by Hans Falkenhagen, Ronald Percy Bell, Norman Holt Hartshorne, Alan Stuart, Eric John Holmyard, Alexander Moritzi, Thomas Hodgkin (1899)
"It is true that the 1 In order to reconcile the public mind to the idea of
Charles's canonisation ..."
5. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1899)
"It is true that the " 5' 1 In order to reconcile the public mind to the idea of
Charles's canonisation, a treatise ' de sanctitate meritorum et gloria ..."
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