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• past participle of beatify.
• past tense form of beatify.

beatified

American  

[bee-at-uh-fahyd] / biˈæt əˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. Roman Catholic Church. being or relating to a deceased person declared to be among the blessed, and therefore entitled to local but not universal veneration.

   The earliest beatified martyrs in the Americas are three Jesuits from Paraguay.

2. blissfully happy.

   She returned from the date in a beatified state of mind, chatting about it enthusiastically.

   It’s not often that the dying utter memorable words, see visions, or depart with beatified faces.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of beatify.

Etymology

Origin of beatified

First recorded in 1570–80; beatify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; beatify ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

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beatified

Vietnam has had 117 people beatified and later canonised as saints, but the Church said this was the first time a beatification ceremony had been held in the country rather than at the Vatican.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

He was previously beatified - attributed his first miracle - in 2020, the healing of a Brazilian child diagnosed with a congenital disease.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024

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 ● May 20, 2024

It is the first time that an entire family has been beatified.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

Brother! proudly and courageously shalt thou win by high endeavour, that highest and holiest object which thy soul can conceive--the condition of a purified, and beatified manhood-- A Christ canst thou become.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William

Related Words

• holy
• sacred