beatification
21beatification — noun The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of the blessed, or has attained the second degree of sanctity, mdash;… …
22beatification — Synonyms and related words: aggrandizement, apotheosis, ascent, assumption, beatitude, bewitchment, blessedness, blessing, bliss, blissfulness, canonization, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine, consecration, dedication, deification, delectation,… …
23BEATIFICATION — religious honour allowed by the pope to certain who are not so eminent in sainthood as to entitle them to canonisation …
24beatification — be|at|i|fi|ca|tion [ bi,ætıfı keıʃn ] noun uncount in the Roman Catholic Church, an official statement that someone who has died was an especially good or holy person ╾ be|at|i|fy [ bi ætı,faı ] verb transitive …
25BEATIFICATION — the practice of ROMAN CATHOLICISM to confer the title Blessed on a deceased person to permit VENERATION. Prior to the twelfth century any BISHOP could perform the rite but it is now the exclusive right of the POPE …
26beatification — be·at·i·fi·ca·tion || biË‚ætɪfɪ keɪʃn n. glorification, sanctification; sanctification of a person who has died (Catholic) …
27Beatification — The authorisation of public veneration of a particularly admirable Christian. It is often the first stage in canonisation …
28beatification — [bɪˌatɪfɪ keɪʃ(ə)n] noun (in the Roman Catholic Church) declaration by the Pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a first step towards canonization and permitting public veneration …
29beatification — n. 1. Beatifying (especially the act of the Pope in declaring a person happy after death). 2. Bliss, blessedness. See beatitude …
30beatification — be·at·i·fi·ca·tion …
