beatified

[ bee-at-uh-fahyd ]

adjective

1. Roman Catholic Church. being or relating to a deceased person declared to be among the blessed, and therefore entitled to local but not universal veneration:

   The earliest beatified martyrs in the Americas are three Jesuits from Paraguay.

2. blissfully happy:

   She returned from the date in a beatified state of mind, chatting about it enthusiastically.

   It’s not often that the dying utter memorable words, see visions, or depart with beatified faces.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of beatify.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beatified¹

First recorded in 1570–80; beatify ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; beatify ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

For them, there is more than just basketball at play and their issue isn’t with Clark, but rather the hype machine that has beatified her.

From Los Angeles Times

It is the first time that an entire family has been beatified.

From Washington Times

Those beatified are declared "blessed" and worthy of public veneration.

From BBC

It is the first time that an entire family is being beatified.

From Seattle Times

The Catholic Church must now approve a miracle that is attributed to her, so she can be beatified.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• holy
• sacred