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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The service to beatify Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children will be held on Sunday in the Polish town of Markowa where they died in March 1944.
From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2023
On Sunday, Pope Francis will beatify John Paul I, the last formal step before possible sainthood.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
During the decades-long wait for the Vatican to beatify the doctor, many Venezuelans were lighting candles in his name and placing images of him on their personal altars.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2021
On the final day of his four-day visit to Britain, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, the 19th century Anglican convert.
From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2020
A look may beatify or plunge in the depths of despair.
From The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion by Stalker, James
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