beatification

Meaning

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic 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.

Synonyms

beatitude

blessedness

bliss

blessing

blissfulness

canonization

felicity

Translations

béatification

Seligsprechung

beatificación

beatificazione

تطويب

zaligverklaring

Beatifikation

beatificació

beatificação

ευλογία

canonización

embellecimiento

التّقديس

azizlik mertebesine yükseltme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French béatification, from Medieval Latin beātificātiō.