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/bēˌatəfiˈkāSHən/,
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(in the Roman Catholic Church) Declaration by the pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a step toward canonization and permitting public veneration,
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) Declaration by the pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a step toward canonization and permitting public veneration

  1. blessedness: a state of supreme happiness
  2. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
  3. (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
  4. (beatified) Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
  5. (beatify) exhilarate: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
  6. (beatify) make blessedly happy
  7. (beatify) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"
  8. Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακάριος, makarios and Latin facere, make) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's ascension to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name (intercession of saints). ...
  9. The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization
  10. (Beatified) April 18, 1909 by Pius X
  11. Final step toward canonization of a saint.
  12. In Catholicism, the process by which a deceased person is declared Blessed. See Canonization of Saints.
  13. An official declaration by the Pope that a deceased man or woman is in Heaven. People who have been beatified are given the title "Blessed". Catholics are allowed to publicly pray to them, invoke them, and venerate them.