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Beatification

Beatification Definition And Meaning
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 \Beat`ifi*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.

Beatification Definition And Meaning

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

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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