canonization
noun🔊/ˌkænənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌkænənəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also canonisation)
[countable, uncountable]the act by the Pope of stating officially that somebody is now a saint; the process of being made a saint by the Pope compare beatificationTopics Religion and festivalsc2正式宣布(某人)为圣徒;宣圣;列入圣品