beatify
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make blissfully happy.
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Roman Catholic Church. to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and therefore entitled to local but not universal veneration.
verb
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(tr) RC Church (of the pope) to declare formally that (a deceased person) showed a heroic degree of holiness in his or her life and therefore is worthy of public veneration: the first step towards canonization
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(tr) to make extremely happy
Other Word Forms
- beatification noun
Etymology
Origin of beatify
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French beatifier, from Late Latin beātificāre; beatific ( def. )
Example Sentences
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One miracle would have to be attributed to Schuman for him to be beatified and then another for him to become a saint.
From BBC
One miracle would have to be attributed to Schuman for him to be beatified and then another for him to be made a saint.
From Reuters
Both government and opposition figures sent tweets Friday celebrating the first Venezuelan layman to be beatified.
From Seattle Times
He was beatified after the church certified a miracle in the case of Yaxury Solorzano, a girl who completely recovered after being shot in the head.
From Washington Times
A Venezuelan doctor known for treating the poor during the Spanish flu pandemic a century ago has been beatified, a step toward sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.
From BBC
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