beatification
pronunciation
How to pronounce beatification in British English: UK [bɪˌætɪfɪk'eɪʃn]
How to pronounce beatification in American English: US [bɪˌætɪfɪk'eɪʃn]
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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 .