beatification
/biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun
Forms beatifications
- noun The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic 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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Etymology
From Middle French béatification, from Medieval Latin beātificātiō.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
Etymology [Cf. F. béatification.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “beatification”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details