Synonyms

beatify

American

[bee-at-uh-fahy] / biˈæt əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

beatified, beatifying

to make blissfully happy.
Roman Catholic Church. to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and therefore entitled to local but not universal veneration.

beatify British

/ bɪˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, bɪˈætɪˌfaɪ /

verb

(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
(tr) to make extremely happy

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Other Word Forms

beatification

noun

Etymology

Origin of beatify

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French beatifier, from Late Latin beātificāre; see beatific ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Beatify, bē-at′i-fī, v.t. to make blessed or happy: to declare to be in the enjoyment of eternal happiness in heaven.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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