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Posthumous promotion that requires two confirmed miracles and zero living witnesses to object.
means The formal state or rank of being recognized as a saint, usually conferred by a church after death.
from Built from 'saint,' borrowed via Old French 'seint' from Latin 'sanctus' — 'holy, consecrated,' the past participle of 'sancire,' to make sacred — plus the suffix '-hood,' marking a state or condition, the same ending found in 'childhood' and 'knighthood.' So the word is literally 'the condition of being made holy,' with the Church, in time, adding all the paperwork.
- miracle quota
- catholic church requires two verified miracles minimum
- devil's advocate
- role literally existed to argue against candidates
- waiting period
- five years after death before process can start
- relic economy
- bones and body parts became medieval status symbols