Found 2 items, similar to Beatification.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: beatification
beatification
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn:
blessedness,
beatitude]
2: the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely
happy
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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Beatification
Beatification
\Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\
(b[-e]*[a^]t`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
b['e]atification.]
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.
“The beatification of
his spirit.” --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]