|  beatification 
 
 1. a state of supreme happiness
 • Syn:
 blessedness, beatitude
 • Derivationally related forms:
 beatify, blessed (for: blessedness)
 • Hypernyms:
 happiness, felicity
 • Hyponyms:
 nirvana, enlightenment
 2. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
 • Derivationally related forms:
 beatify
 • Hypernyms:
 action
 3. (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
 • Derivationally related forms:
 beatify
 • Topics:
 Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
 • Hypernyms:
 sanctification
 
 
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