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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•at•i•fi•ca•tion (bē at′ə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of beatifying.
- the state of being beatified.
- [Rom. Cath. Ch.]the official act of the pope whereby a deceased person is declared to be enjoying the happiness of heaven, and therefore a proper subject of religious honor and public cult in certain places.
- Late Latin beātificātiōn- (stem of beātificātiō), equivalent. to beātificāt(us) (past participle of beātificāre to beatify) + -iōn- -ion; see -ate1
- 1495–1505
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