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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