canonization
noun [ C or U ] (UK usually canonisation) uk/ˌkæn.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌkæn.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
封圣（正式宣布某位逝者为圣人的天主教仪式）
the official announcement in the Roman Catholic Church that a dead person is a saint
the canonization of Mother Teresa 特蕾莎修女的封圣仪式
The canonization Mass was celebrated in St Peter's Square. 封圣弥撒在圣彼得广场举行。
See: canonize
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- The formal canonization process is about 1,000 years old.
- A Mass will be celebrated on the anniversary of Elizabeth Ann Seton’s canonization.
- Beatifications and canonizations are announced in a papal bull.