beatification
11Beatification — Pope John Paul II beatified more people than many of his predecessors combined and was himself beatified six years after his death Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person s… …
12béatification — (bé a ti fi ka sion) s. f. 1° Terme dogmatique. Cérémonie ecclésiastique, dans laquelle le pape, assisté du collége des cardinaux, déclare, après des informations juridiques, qu une personne de l un ou de l autre sexe a mérité par ses vertus d… …
13beatification — /bee at euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of beatifying. 2. the state of being beatified. 3. 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… …
14beatification — This word (from the Latin beatus, meaning blessed, and facere, to make ) refers to a declaration by thePope (or a person designated by him) that a deceased person may be called blessed because of his or her holy life or because he or she was a …
15beatification — beatify ► VERB (beatifies, beatified) ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) announce that (a dead person) is in a state of bliss, the first step towards making them a saint. DERIVATIVES beatification noun. ORIGIN Latin beatificare, from beatus blessed …
16Beatification and canonisation of Pope John Paul II — Beatification of John Paul II Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years. Since his death on 2 April 2005, many thousands of people have been supporting the case for… …
17Beatification and Canonization — • According to some writers the origin in the Catholic Church is to be traced back to the ancient pagan apotheosis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Beatification and Canonization Beatification and Canoni …
18beatification — noun see beatify …
19BÉATIFICATION — s. f. T. dogmatique. Acte par lequel le pape, après la mort d une personne, déclare qu elle est au nombre des bienheureux …
20BÉATIFICATION — n. f. T. de Théologie Acte par lequel le Pape, après la mort d’une personne, déclare qu’elle est béatifiée …
