Associations to the word «Canonisation»

Wiktionary

CANONISATION, noun. Alternative spelling of canonization

Dictionary definition

CANONISATION, noun. (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats