beatifyverb [ T ]
uk/biˈæt.ɪ.faɪ/us/biˈæt̬.ə.faɪ/to announce formally in the Roman Catholic Church that someone who is dead has lived a holy life, usually as the first stage in making that person a saint
to describe or think of someone as if they are extremely good and have no faults:
He beatifies his first wife while celebrating his own extra-marital affairs.
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- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- baptism
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- blessing
- burnt offering
- confirmation
- consecrate
- creed
- dedicate
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- Eucharist
- incense
- matins
- ordination
- Our Father
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beatification
noun [ C or U ] uk/biˌæt.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/biˌæt̬.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Examples from literature
- No prayer to angel or beatified spirit occurs from its first to its last page.