Word: canonization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: can
on
i
za
tion
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: canon
Language: en
Meaning: general principle, rule; authoritative group of works; catalogue of saints canonized in the Roman Catholic Church
Etymology Compounds: Affix: canonicus
Language: la
Decoded: canonicus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: canon
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process