Definition of Beatification

1. Noun. A state of supreme happiness.

Exact synonyms: Beatitude, Blessedness
Generic synonyms: Felicity, Happiness
Specialized synonyms: Enlightenment, Nirvana
Derivative terms: Beatify, Beatify, Blessed

2. Noun. The action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy.
Generic synonyms: Action
Derivative terms: Beatify, Beatify

3. Noun. (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.
Generic synonyms: Sanctification
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Derivative terms: Beatify

Definition of Beatification

1. n. 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.

Definition of Beatification

1. Noun. 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. ¹

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Definition of Beatification

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beatification

beaten off
beaten track
beaten up
beater
beater-upper
beater-uppers
beaters
beath
beathed
beathing
beaths
beatific
beatific vision
beatifical
beatifically
beatification (current term)
beatifications
beatified
beatifies
beatify
beatifying
beatin'
beating-heart transplant
beating-heart transplants
beating-reed instrument
beating around the bush
beating down
beating off
beating up

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