##  [Canonization](/canonization) 

  ##  [Canonization](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/canonization-0) 

  

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**Humanities & Arts Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The socio-cultural process by which particular works are selected, institutionalized, and stabilized as authoritative or exemplary within a defined literary, educational, religious, or cultural corpus (a canon); canonization is an ongoing, jurisdictional practice that depends on institutional endorsement, curricular adoption, reputation networks, and material practices (publishing, anthologizing, 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Canonization](https://religion.quantumdictionary.io/canonization-1) 

  

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**Religion, Spirituality & Esotericism Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A formalized communal or institutional procedure by which a religious community or its authorized body declares an individual to hold exemplary, sanctified, or officially sanctioned status, producing recognized liturgical, doctrinal, or administrative consequences within that community.