beatification

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a state of supreme happiness
    the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
    (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

Word Origin

beatification (n.)
c. 1500, "act of rendering blessed," from Middle French béatification, noun of action and state from past participle stem of Late Latin beatificare (see beatify). As a papal declaration about the status of a deceased person, it dates from c. 1600.

Example

1. Today , his beatification causes barely a flicker : all attention is on child abuse and vatican social teachings .
2. He has also made numerous visits to other countries within africa , and flew to rome in may to witness the beatification of the late pope jean paul ii .
3. In the early church elevation to sainthood was essentially a local affair and not distinguished from beatification .

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