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1. (v.t.) beatify
to make blissfully happy.
2. beatify
(in the Roman Catholic Church) to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and thus entitled to specific religious honor.
Etymology: (1525–35; < MF beatifier < LL beātificāre. See beatific , -fy)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify
fill with sublime emotion
"The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
2. (verb) beatify
make blessedly happy
3. (verb) beatify
declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
"On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"
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1. (verb) beatify
to pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness
2. (verb) beatify
to make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment
3. (verb) beatify
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
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