| beatification |
| beatification | (n) the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy |
| beatification | (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; a first step toward canonization |
| Beatification | n. [ Cf. F. 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 attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. “The beatification of his spirit.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Seligsprechung { f } | Seligsprechungen { pl } | beatification | beatifications [Add to Longdo] |
