beatify

(bē-ăt'ə-fī')
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

1. To make blessedly happy.
2. Roman Catholic Church. To proclaim (a deceased person) to be one of the blessed and thus worthy of public religious veneration in a particular region or religious congregation.
3. To exalt above all others.

[French beatifier, from Late Latin beātificāre : Latin beātus, happy; see beatific + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

beatification be·at'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.

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IN BRIEF: v. - Declare (a dead person) to be blessed; Make blessedly happy; Fill with sublime emotion.

Tutor's tip: After he did so much work to "beautify" (to make beautiful) the sanctuary, the Church will certainly "beatify" (proclaim one who has died to be among the blessed in heaven) him.

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• Christianity - beatification: official papal recognition of dead person as blessed, often prior to canonization

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See words rhyming with "beatify."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - beatificere, lyksaliggøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelukkig maken, verheerlijken

Français (French)
v. tr. - béatifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - seligsprechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω ευτυχή

Italiano (Italian)
beatificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - beatificar

Русский (Russian)
осчастливить, причислить к рангу святых

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - beatificar, santificar, hacer feliz

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra lycklig, saligförklara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使享福, 行宣福礼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使享福, 行宣福禮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 축복하다, ~을 복자로 시복하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 幸福にする, 列福する, 祝福する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) غبط, اقرار البابا بقدسيه شخص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קידש מת (בכנסייה), עשה למאושר‬

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