canonization
/ˌkænənəˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The official process in the Catholic Church by which a dead person is declared a saint.
- Many people attended the ceremony for the canonization of the new saint.
- The church spent decades gathering evidence for her canonization.
- The canonization of Mother Teresa took place in 2016.
- The act of treating someone or something as perfect or extremely important, often in an exaggerated way.
- Some fans engage in the canonization of their favorite musicians.
- The media's canonization of the athlete ignored his past mistakes.
- The canonization of that historical figure has been criticized by modern scholars.
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