封聖

简 封圣 · 繁 封聖
Mandarin · pinyin fēng shèng

Meanings

  1. (Catholicism) to canonize
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封
fēng · letter, envelope; feudal
聖
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圣
shèng · holy, sacred
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1–4 · feng1 sheng4

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verb

  1. (Christianity) to canonize

noun

  1. (Christianity) canonization

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