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canonization 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
  2. (canonize) declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
  3. (canonize) treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"
  4. (canonized) accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
  5. Canonization (or canonisation) is the act by which the Catholic Church or another religious group declares a deceased person to be a saint and is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process.
  6. The Canonization is a poem written by metaphysical poet John Donne. First published in 1633 (see 1633 in poetry), the poem exemplifies Donne's wit and irony . ...
  7. (canonize) To establish as a formal, standard rule; To define someone as a saint
  8. (Canonized) Literature approved as part of the Holy Scripture or the biblical canon. The 66 books in the Bible are the only books that we accept as being canonized. The book of Revelation is a canonized prayer manual because it is divinely inspired and infallible. ...
  9. (Canonized) May 16, 1920 by Benedict XV
  10. The official declaration by the Church that a deceased Christian of attested virtue is a saint, to be honored as such, and worth of imitation by the faithful.
  11. The process by which a Christian becomes a saint.
  12. An official declaration by the Pope that a deceased man or woman is a saint and is in Heaven. When people have been beatified, Catholics are allowed to pray to them and venerate them. It is optional. When people have been canonized, then Catholics are required to venerate them. ...