beatify
Pronunciations (2)
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/biˈætɪfaɪ/
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biːˈætɪfaɪ
Verb
To make blissful.
Usage- Transitive
To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
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[T]hat assertion of the wise man: 'Labor not for riches; wilt thou set thy heart on that which is not?' it, well applied, will pluck down the high places reared to this great idol of clay in men's hearts: will confute the common conceits and phrases which so beatify wealth; […]
To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.
Usage- Transitive
Verb
fill with sublime emotion
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The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
make blessedly happy
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declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
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On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican
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