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noun(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
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- saint a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
- beatification (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
- postulator (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization