beatify
verb (used with object)
to make blissfully happy.
beatifying
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present participleof beatify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Benedict XVI cleared the path to Archbishop Romero’s sainthood shortly before resigning in 2013, and Francis fast-tracked his conversion to sainthood, beatifying him in 2015 as a martyr.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2018
In beatifying Pope Paul VI, Francis was honoring the architect of Vatican II, which modernized the church in the 1960s and 1970s.
From US News ● Oct. 20, 2014
Knappenberger approaches his subject as a true believer, beatifying and martyring Swartz instead of sitting with the contradictions of his life.
From The Verge ● Jun. 27, 2014
He was declared a martyr by Pope John Paul II, the first step in the process of beatifying him.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2013
It would have seemed, to an uninformed on-looker, that they actually desired to escape from the paternal institution which had thrown around their lives all these blissful and beatifying circumstances.
From Bricks Without Straw by Albion Winegar Tourgée
