phong thánh

Giáo hội đã phong thánh cho Mẹ Teresa.

Definition

1. Verb (Religious):
   • To canonize: The formal act, especially in the Catholic Church, of declaring a deceased person to be a saint, officially enrolling them in the canon (list) of saints and permitting public veneration.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo hội đã phong thánh cho Mẹ Teresa. (The Church canonized Mother Teresa.)
  • Quá trình phong thánh thường rất lâu dài và nghiêm ngặt. (The canonization process is often very long and rigorous.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific to religious, primarily Catholic, context. The process involves verifying miracles attributed to the candidate's intercession.
  • Sau khi chứng minh được hai phép lạ, vị chân phước sẽ được phong thánh. (After proving two miracles, the blessed will be canonized.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phong chân phước (v): to beatify. This is the step before canonization in the Catholic process.
  • Đức Giáo hoàng sẽ phong chân phước cho vị tu sĩ này. (The Pope will beatify this religious figure.)

Synonyms

• Canonize: to officially declare a person a saint.
• Enshrine: (in a broader, non-technical sense) to preserve or cherish as sacred.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with , the concept is sometimes used metaphorically in Vietnamese to describe treating a living person with excessive or unwarranted reverence.
  • Đừng có phong thánh cho anh ta, anh ta cũng chỉ là người bình thường thôi. (Don't canonize him; he's just an ordinary person.)