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Beatification
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What's The Definition Of Beatification?
[n] (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
[n] the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy [n] a state of supreme happiness Synonyms | Synonyms for Beatification: beatitude | blessedness Related Terms | Find terms related to Beatification: aggrandizement | apotheosis | ascent | assumption | beatitude | bewitchment | blessedness | blessing | bliss | blissfulness | canonization | cheer | cheerfulness | cloud nine | consecration | dedication | deification | delectation | delight | devotion | dignification | ecstasy | ecstatics | elation | elevation | enchantment | ennoblement | enshrinement | enthronement | erection | escalation | exaltation | exhilaration | exuberance | felicity | gaiety | gladness | glee | glorification | grace | hallowing | happiness | heaven | height | high spirits | immortalization | intoxication | joy | joyance | joyfulness | justification | justification by works | lifting | magnification | overhappiness | overjoyfulness | paradise | purification | raising | rapture | ravishment | rearing | sainthood | sainting | sanctification | setting apart | seventh heaven | state of grace | sunshine | sursum corda | transport | unalloyed happiness | upbuoying | upcast | upheaval | uplift | uplifting | upping | uprearing | upthrow | upthrust See Also | action | felicity | happiness | nirvana | sanctification Beatification In Webster's Dictionary \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
b['e]atification.]
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp.,
in the R. C. 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. ``The beatification of
his spirit.'' --Jer. Taylor.
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