beatification
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1. (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.act)
| hypernym | : | sanctification, |
| definition | : | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy (noun.act) |
2. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | action, |
| definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
3. a state of supreme happiness (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | felicity, happiness, |
| definition | : | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | enlightenment, nirvana, |
| definition | : | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness (noun.state) |
4. (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.act)
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood (verb.communication) |
5. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | make blessedly happy (verb.emotion) |
6. a state of supreme happiness (noun.state)
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | make blessedly happy (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | blessed, |
| definition | : | characterized by happiness and good fortune (adj.all) |
7. (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.act)
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood (verb.communication) |
8. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | make blessedly happy (verb.emotion) |
9. a state of supreme happiness (noun.state)
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | make blessedly happy (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | blessed, |
| definition | : | characterized by happiness and good fortune (adj.all) |
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