Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of beatifying or of rendering or pronouncing happy; the state of being blessed; blessedness.
- noun In the Roman Catholic Church, the act by which a deceased person is declared to be beatified, or one of the blessed, and therefore a proper subject of a certain degree or kind of public religious honor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
beatifying , or the state of being beatified; esp., in theRoman Catholic Church , the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "theblessed ," or has attained the second degree ofsanctity , — usually a stage in the process ofcanonization .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
- noun the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
- noun a state of supreme happiness
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sorry Art, but John Henry Newman has not yet been beatified, let alone canonized -- though his beatification is expected soon.
"Padre Oprah" (aka, Fr. Cutie) is leaving the Catholic Church... 2009
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Step 2, in beatification, it seems is also drinking.
On Deadline Jonathan Sapers 2010
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Apparently, the cause of G.K. Chesterton's beatification is being promoted by the Chesterton Society in England.
British Chesterton Society Determines to Pursue Cause of Chesterton 2009
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Although Cardinal Newman’s beatification is considered to be likely by many, the Church has made no announcement that Cardinal Newman will be beatified.
Traditional Anglican Communion to be Received as Personal Prelature? 2009
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“His beatification is an opportunity – which it is for the pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury – to speak to the nation with a message of hope, and indeed to speak to the church around the world,” said Canon David Richardson, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Vatican.
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Franco Origlia/Getty Images Cardinals attended the beatification, which is the last major milestone before a candidate is declared a saint.
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Special trains, planes and buses were shuttling Poles in for the beatification, which is drawing some 16 heads of state and five members of European royal houses.
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"It was a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be here for this," said Sandra Thornton, 39, an airline worker from Camden, N.J.The beatification was the fastest in modern church history, taking place six years and 29 days after John Paul's death 15 days faster than Mother Teresa's, who was beatified in 2003.
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Special trains, planes and buses were shuttling Poles in for the beatification, which is drawing some 16 heads of state and five members of European royal houses.
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Special trains, planes and buses were shuttling Poles in for the beatification, which is drawing some 16 heads of state and five members of European royal houses.
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