beatification

be·at·i·fy

 (bē-ăt′ə-fī′)

tr.v. be·at·i·fied, be·at·i·fy·ing, be·at·i·fies

1. Roman Catholic Church To proclaim (a deceased person) to be one of the blessed and thus worthy of public religious veneration in a particular region or religious congregation.

2. To exalt; glorify: "There was no dearth of criticism even after Beethoven was beatified" (Paul Henry Lang).

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[French beatifier, from Late Latin beātificāre : Latin beātus, happy; see beatific + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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be·at′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	beatification - a state of supreme happiness   beatitude, blessedness happiness, felicity - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy nirvana, enlightenment - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
	2.	beatification - the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
	3.	beatification - (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization sanctification - a religious ceremony in which something is made holy Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

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Translations

béatification

beatificazione

beatification

[biːˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → beatificación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

beatification

[biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → béatification f

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beatification

n → Seligsprechung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

beatification

[bɪˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n (Rel) → beatificazione f

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