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canonization|ˌkænənaɪˈzeɪʃən|
[ad. L. canonizātiōn-em, n. of action f. canonizāre to canonize: cf. F. canonisation.]
The action of canonizing; esp. formal admission into the calendar of saints.
c1380Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 433 To trow siche canonyzaciouns is lesse þan bileeue. c1440Promp. Parv. 60 Canonizacion, canonizacio. 1532More Confut. Tindale Wks. 344/2 This new saint of Tindales canonisacion. 1538Bale Thre Lawes 1635 He sent hym to heauen by hys canonyzacyon, And from thens to helle by an excommunycacyon. 1648Herrick Hesper. (1844) II. 158 To be number'd one Here, in my book's canonization. 1651Hobbes Govt. & Soc. xviii. §14. 362 The canonization of Saints which the Heathen called Apotheosis. 1782Priestley Corrupt. Christ. I. iv. 370 Before there were any regular canonizations.
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1854Emerson Lett. & Soc. Aims, Quot. & Orig. Wks. (Bohn) III. 220 'Tis curious what new interest an old author acquires by official canonization in Tiraboschi or Dr. Johnson. 1877Mozley Univ. Serm. iv. 87 The canonisation of men—the popular judgment which sets them up morally and spiritually upon the pinnacle of the temple. |