beatified

American

[bee-at-uh-fahyd] / biˈæt əˌfaɪd /

adjective

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.
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

the simple past tense and past participle of beatify.

Etymology

Origin of beatified

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

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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 • May 20, 2024

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

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023

In September 2017, in the final step before sainthood, Rother was beatified at a special Mass that drew about 20,000 people, making him the first U.S. priest to be beatified.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The cardinal succeeded John Paul in 2005, and beatified his predecessor in 2011.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

Yet part of their very joy consists in measuring the exact accord between the merits and the blessedness of the beatified.

From Dante Six Sermons by Wicksteed, Philip H.

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