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Beatification - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Beatification : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Beatification : \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\, 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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Beatification |
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possbert: @Wil_Anderson Or that Beatification involves beatings... |
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jKarnian: John Paul II moves a step closer to Beatification (AP) http://ff.im/-d8eLx |
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