canonization

1. (countable, uncountable)The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.

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   канонізаціяkanonizacija

   (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints

2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being canonized or sainted.

3. (countable, uncountable)Introduction into a canon of artistic or literary works.

1. If feeling sick of the world could by itself grant saintliness, I don't see how I could avoid canonization.

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