beatify
[ bee-at-uh-fahy ]
/ biˈæt əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), be·at·i·fied, be·at·i·fy·ing.
to make blissfully happy.
Roman Catholic Church. to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and thus entitled to specific religious honor.
Nearby words
beaten track, beatenest, beater, beatific, beatification, beatify, beatinest, beating, beating-up, beatitude, beatitudes
Origin of beatify
Can be confused
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Examples from the Web for beatify
It is an innate element of the human constitution, designed to beautify and beatify man.
He does also many things through angels; but only from Himself does He beatify angels.
The City of God, Volume I|Aurelius Augustine
British Dictionary definitions for beatify
beatify
/ (bɪˈætɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(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
Derived Forms
beatification (bɪˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), nounWord Origin for beatify
C16: from Old French beatifier, from Late Latin beātificāre to make blessed; see beatific
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