Beatification

be·at·i·fy  (b-t-f)

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

1. To make blessedly happy.

2. 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.

3. To exalt above all others.

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[French beatifier, from Late Latin betificre : Latin betus, happy; see beatific + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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be·ati·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

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