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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Kositi has since been beatified - at a ceremony in Rome last month - meaning that once one miracle has been attributed to him, he will become a saint.
From BBC
He was previously beatified - attributed his first miracle - in 2020, the healing of a Brazilian child diagnosed with a congenital disease.
From BBC
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
It is the first time that an entire family has been beatified.
From Washington Times
This was the first time an entire family has been beatified, a great honour and a step towards sainthood.
From BBC
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