Look up: Beatification

1. beatification
   [n] - the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy 2. [n] - (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration
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2. beatification
   In the Catholic Church, the first step towards canonization. Persons who have been beatified can be prayed to, and the title `Blessed` can be put before their names. ...
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3. Beatification
   Be·at`i·fi·ca'tion noun [ Confer French béatification .] The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of 'the blessed,' or has at...
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4. beatification
   noun (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
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5. Beatification
   • (n.) The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. 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, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization.
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6. beatification
   in the Roman Catholic church, second stage in the process of canonization (q.v.).[1 related articles]
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7. beatification
   beatification: see canonization.
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8. Beatification
   In the Roman Catholic Church, beatification is an act by which the pope declares a person beatified or blessed after his death. It is the first step to canonization, that is, the raising one to the honour and dignity of a saint. No person can be beatified until fifty years after his or her death. Al...
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9. beatification
   In the Catholic Church, the first step towards canonization. Persons who have been beatified can be prayed to, and the title `Blessed` can be put before their names
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10. Beatification
    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 entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individ...
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