canonization

1. Official enrollment of a dead person as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Example Sentences

Last week she celebrated an event whose significance in her beleaguered land extends well beyond the spiritual: the canonization by Pope Leo XIV of two of her compatriots, the first Catholic saints in Venezuelan history.

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Church bells rang out and fireworks burst in the sky Sunday as Venezuela -- mired in crisis -- welcomed the canonization of two of its people as saints.

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The second miracle that opened the door to her canonization came in 2017, when a former Jesuit seminarian was left on the verge of death from a stroke.

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What has been gained and lost by the sacred canonization of Dr. King and his elevation into the pantheon of American heroes?

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Inspired and spurred heavenward by the unwavering devotion of his followers and partners in delusion, Trump is quickly moving through his blasphemous journey toward canonization.

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