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. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

beatification, n.
1 RC Ch. the act of formally declaring a dead person 'blessed', often a step towards canonization.
2 making or being blessed.

Etymology

F b{eacute}atification or eccl.L beatificatio (as BEATIFY)

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THESAURUS

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

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beatification

Piety

N piety, religion, theism, faith, religiousness, holiness, saintship, religionism, sanctimony, reverence, humility, veneration, devotion, prostration, grace, unction, edification, sanctity, sanctitude, consecration, spiritual existence, odor of sanctity, beauty of holiness, theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life, Body and Blood of Christ, believer, convert, theist, Christian, devotee, pietist, the good, the righteous, the just, the believing, the elect, Saint, Madonna, Notre Dame, Our Lady, the children of God, the children of the Kingdom, the children of the light, pious, religious, devout, devoted, reverent, godly, heavenly- minded, humble, pure, holy, spiritual, pietistic, saintly, saint-like, seraphic, sacred, solemn, believing, faithful, Christian, Catholic, elected, adopted, justified, sanctified, regenerated, inspired, consecrated, converted, unearthly, not of the earth, ne vile fano, pure-eyed Faith, thou hovering angel girt with golden wings.

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