Definition of beatify

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be·at·i·fy    (b-t-f) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
be·at·i·fied , be·at·i·fy·ing , be·at·i·fies

1. To make blessedly happy.
2. Roman Catholic Church To proclaim (a deceased person) to be one of the blessed and thus worthy of public religious veneration in a particular region or religious congregation.
3. To exalt above all others.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French beatifier, from Late Latin betificre : Latin betus, happy ; see beatific + Latin -ficre, -fy

OTHER FORMS:
be·ati·fi·cation   (-f-kshn) KEY  (Noun)

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