(Christianity) 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.

plural of canonization

The branch of theology that deals with the biblical canon

Made part of the canon; made official. / (Christianity) In the Roman Catholic Church, officially declared a saint.

simple past tense and past participle of canonize

In a canonical manner.

A generally accepted principle; a rule. / a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.

A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church. / A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.

Alternative spelling of qanun

(obsolete, now a misspelling) Alternative spelling of cannon (“weapon”) / Alternative spelling of cannon (“a carom in billiards”)