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Beatification

//biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, 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. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (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 wordnet
  3. 3
    the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy wordnet
  4. 4
    a state of supreme happiness wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French béatification, from Medieval Latin beātificātiō.

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