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Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years..

Canonization :: Canonization (n.) The state of being canonized or sainted.

Protocanonical :: Protocanonical (a.) Of or pertaining to the first canon, or that which contains the authorized collection of the books of Scripture; -- opposed to deutero-canonical..

Domino :: Domino (n.) A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice.

Canonicity :: Canonicity (n.) The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.

Beatification :: Beatification (n.) The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of the blessed, or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization..

Reservation :: Reservation (n.) A term of canon law, which signifies that the pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices..

Complin :: Complin (n.) The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset..

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.

Residentiary :: Residentiary (a.) Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian..

Canonically :: Canonically (adv.) In a canonical manner; according to the canons.

Canonry :: Canonry (n. pl.) A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.

Consecrate :: Consecrate (v. t.) To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor..

School :: School (n.) The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age; as, he was a gentleman of the old school..

Deuterocanonical :: Deuterocanonical (a.) Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc..

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized..

Testament :: Testament (n.) One of the two distinct revelations of God's purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures, in which the covenants are respectively revealed; as, the Old Testament; the New Testament; -- often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter..

Canon :: Canon (n.) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.

Canonized :: Canonized (imp. & p. p.) of Canoniz.

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