beatification

[ bee-at-uh-fi-key-shuh n ]

/ biˌæt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the state of being beatified.

Roman Catholic Church. the official act of the pope whereby a deceased person is declared to be enjoying the happiness of heaven, and therefore a proper subject of religious honor and public cult in certain places.

Nearby words

beaten biscuit, beaten track, beatenest, beater, beatific, beatification, beatify, beatinest, beating, beating-up, beatitude

Origin of beatification

1495–1505; < Late Latin beātificātiōn- (stem of beātificātiō), equivalent to beātificāt(us) (past participle of beātificāre to beatify) + -iōn- -ion; see -ate¹

Examples from the Web for beatification

More than a million followers came to Rome for the beatification, and many more are expected when he escalates to sainthood.
After Second Approved Miracle, Pope John Paul II Likely to Become a Saint|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The speech itself—aimed directly at women and blatant in its beatification of moms—was solid.
Ann Romney: Mitt’s Secret Weapon Sputters|Michelle Cottle|August 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To that period belonged the provocation for my play The Beatification of Area Boy.
A City Rejuvenates|Wole Soyinka|March 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His natural order was, at bottom, the beatification of that to which this equilibrium tended.
Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham|Harold J. Laski

But I could find it in my heart to regret the witch even now that I am on the eve of beatification.
Jessamine|Marion Harland
But, in truth, though some such inquiry was set on foot, he never received the formal honors of beatification.
The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals|Edward Everett Hale
No; Jeanne could not accept the theory that we were waging war for the ultimate chastening and beatification of Germany.
The Rough Road|William John Locke
The process of canonization, which follows that of beatification, is usually less lengthy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various