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canonization

canonization

1 8.5
The act of treating a book, author, or idea as an important part of culture
  • noun
  • /ˌkænənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Literature
translation icon : canonización
  • My point is not that the inherent literary quality does not matter at all in the process of canonization, but rather that literary evaluation is highly contingent upon a complex set of extra-textual factors.
  • canonization process

Examples

  • The appearance of a new school is often only the canonization of the work of writers neglected during the preceding era.

    Academic text (2003)

  • But yes, the Holy Spirit did guide the early Church in the canonization of Scripture.

    Blog text (4)

  • Moreover, there is a vast difference between popularity and canonization.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Prior to their canonization, these texts were not yet fixed, and the boundary between the text and its interpretation was more porous.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The popularity of Don Juan Tenorio and its canonization are, therefore, part and parcel of two compatible yet distinct tendencies.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The second volume of La Regenta appeared early in 1885, and at that moment the crucial literary importance, the canonization, of Don Juan Tenorio was confirmed.

    Academic text (1991)

  • But this affirmation does not allow us to set aside once and for all either the question of the reasons for the popularity of the drama or the reasons for its canonization, since Zorrilla's ambivalent reaction to Don Juan Tenorio, alongside the ambiguous contemporary critical reactions, indicates an issue yet to be satisfactorily resolved.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The canonization of influential authors helps shape our understanding of literature.

  • Many scholars debate the canonization of certain texts in modern literary studies.

  • The canonization of diverse voices in literature enriches the cultural narrative.

Synonyms

canonicalization
vscanonization
  • Literature
9.9

To make a book or text part of the official list of important writings

focuses on promoting works as central or authoritative in cultural or literary life

How Canonical

canonization
  • Literature
1 8.5
acceptance
104 2.7
acknowledgment
  • US
42 4.2
reception
74 3.4

Surface Forms

canonization singular
canonizations plural

Morphology

canonization = canonize (transparent) = canon + ize + ation

Derived by adding '-ation' to 'canonize'; the meaning 'making into part of a canon' follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Canonization comes from the same root kanon, meaning 'rule' or 'standard', and it was used for putting books or ideas on an official 'list' of important works. So in culture and literature, canonization means accepting or promoting a work or author as part of that official list.