Definition of "canonization" []

• The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation. (noun)
• The state of being canonized or sainted. (noun)

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• "Pope John Paul II has enjoyed one of the longer Papal reigns, and his canonization is a near certainty."
• "He became upset at what he called the canonization of men like Washington."
• "In this case, the canonization is more based on hope for what he has set out to do rather than based on what he has actually accomplished."