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Meaning of 'beatify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Beatify [ v. t.]
- To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
- To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment.
- 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.

Meaning of 'beatify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . beatify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fill with sublime emotion
Example in sentence:
  • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success;
  • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
Meaning (2):
- declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
Example in sentence:
  • On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican

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