Canonization
Declaring someone holy
Canonization is the formal process by which a religious authority—especially the Catholic Church—declares a deceased person to be a saint.
The process involves investigation of the candidate's life and verification of miracles attributed to their intercession.
More broadly, canonization means elevation to authoritative or revered status: the canonization of certain texts as literary classics, His canonization by fans began immediately after his death.
State of being canonized
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
Vatican · pope · shrine · relic · devotion · intercession · holy · blessed
Of lasting excellence
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
literary merit · inclusion · recognition · influential · timeless · seminal · foundational · tradition
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
- immortalizedMade permanently remembered
enshrined · celebrated · pantheon · institution · legacy · monument · tribute · acclaim
Level of quality accepted
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- opusNumbered artistic creation
- masterworkSupreme creative achievement
influential · essential · groundbreaking · hall of fame · reissue · remaster · anthology · compilation
sainthood
State of being canonized
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
miracle · Vatican · pope · shrine · relic · devotion · intercession · holy · blessed · papal
classic
Of lasting excellence
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
scholarship · literary merit · inclusion · recognition · influential · timeless · seminal · foundational · tradition · syllabus
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
immortalized · enshrined · celebrated · pantheon · institution · legacy · monument · tribute · acclaim · masterwork
standard
Level of quality accepted
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- opusNumbered artistic creation
masterwork · influential · essential · groundbreaking · hall of fame · reissue · remaster · anthology · compilation · discography
Canonizationexcommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
damnation · anathema · condemnation · defrocking · reprobation
Canonizationproscription
Formal ban or condemnation
banning · censorship · suppression · prohibition · removal
Canonizationdamnatio memoriae
Posthumous erasure from records
vilification · demonization · disgrace · defamation · erasure
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