Beatify

Word BEATIFY
Character 7
Hyphenation be at i fy
Pronunciations /biːˈætɪfaɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Beatify"

What do we mean by beatify?

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. transitive verb

To exalt; glorify. transitive verb

To make supremely happy; bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment: as,“beatified spirits,”

To pronounce or regard as happy, or as conferring happiness.

Specifically In the Roman Catholic Church, to decree beatification.

Hence To ascribe extraordinary virtue or excellence to; regard as saintly or exalted.

To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness. transitive verb

To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment. transitive verb

To ascertain and declare, by a public process and decree, that a deceased person is one of “the blessed,” and is to be reverenced as such, though not canonized. transitive verb

To make blissful. verb

To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness. verb

To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a saint. verb

Declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood verb

Make blessedly happy verb

Fill with sublime emotion verb

To make blissful.

To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.

To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Beatify

The word "beatify" in example sentences

For those who arrived earlier, an all-night prayer vigil begins Saturday night in Rome's Circus Maximus, featuring testimony from the French nun whose inexplicable cure from Parkinson's disease was the miracle needed to beatify John Paul. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In order to beatify John Paul II, Benedict must officially sign off on the miraculous nature of the case. ❋ Bryan Maygers (2011)

Pope Benedict XVI attributed a medical miracle to the intercession of the late Pope John Paul II and announced plans to beatify his predecessor during a Vatican ceremony on May 1. ❋ Unknown (2011)

John Paul's successor, Pope Benedict, fast-tracked the canonization process -- instead of taking centuries, the Catholic Church will beatify the late pontiff just six years and 29 days after his death. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The intriguing question now is will Pope Benedict XVI make an exception and personally beatify, either in Rome or in England, the best-known 19th century English Churchman, Blessed John Henry Newman. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Many Catholics in the world are rejoicing over Pope Benedict XVI's announcement last week that he will beatify John Paul on May 1. ❋ AP (2011)

ROME — Pope Benedict XVI attributed a medical miracle to the intercession of the late Pope John Paul II on Friday and announced plans to beatify his predecessor during a Vatican ceremony on May 1. ❋ Stacy Meichtry (2011)

North Korean students are taught Revolutionary History from elementary school to university, a subject full of tales that mystify and beatify the Kim dynasty, said Jun Myung-ho, a defector based in Seoul, who worked in North Korea's ruling Workers' Party for nine years before escaping to the South in 2004. ❋ Jaeyeon Woo (2011)

He also acknowledged the unusual speed of the Vatican's push to beatify John Paul, a process that was carried out in record time after Benedict XVI lifted the traditionalfive-year waiting period for sainthood candidacies, allowing the beatification process to begin weeks after his death. ❋ Stacy Meichtry (2011)

The Vatican has decreed that Sister Marie Simone-Pierre's inexplicable healing was the miracle needed to beatify John Paul, a process that will reach its culmination Sunday during a Mass in St. Peter's Square celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.Benedict put John Paul on the fast-track for possible sainthood when he dispensed with the traditional five-year waiting period and allowed the beatification process to begin weeks after his April 2, 2005 death. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The plans to beatify John Paul II have also generated some criticism from victims of sexual abuse by priests. ❋ Stacy Meichtry (2011)

VATICAN CITY Evidence is mounting that the pope will soon approve the miracle needed to beatify Pope John Paul II, setting the stage for a major celebration this year for a Catholic Church trying to recover from the clerical sex abuse scandal. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Last week, Pope Benedict XVI announced he will beatify the late pope on May 1. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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