beatification
the act of beatifying.
the state of beingbeatified.
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.
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Soon after receiving a “not guilty” verdict last Friday, Rittenhouse attempted to take part in his own beatification.
The ironic spectacle of Kyle Rittenhouse’s Tucker Carlson interview | Jamil Smith | November 23, 2021 | VoxAfter the initial leaks, I offered a cautious piece, urging against the instant beatification of the former NSA contractor.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe speech itself—aimed directly at women and blatant in its beatification of moms—was solid.
To that period belonged the provocation for my play The beatification of Area Boy.
The pope also wants to skirt another recent source of conflict with Israel—the planned beatification of Pope Pius XII.
I am still ignorant and indeed indifferent about the precise moment of my parliamentary beatification.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonThus, even during her lifetime, she enjoyed certain of the privileges of beatification.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceHe is now like Bellarmine ranked among the venerable, and the process of his beatification is proceeding.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellBut if the beatification of the world is not a work of nature but a work of art, then it involves an artist.
Orthodoxy | G. K. ChestertonEven the ardent supporters of the cause of beatification are forced to admit that there is no record of such a marriage.
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