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noun (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
originEtymology tree English canonize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English canonization From canonize + -ation.
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