beatification : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: beatification	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for beatification
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beatification n a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness, beatitude, beatification] the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy (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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beatification \Beat`ifica"tion\, n. [Cf. F. b[82]atification.] 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 [bd]the blessed,[b8] or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. [bd]The beatification* of his spirit.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.