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beatified

beatified

9.9
Officially declared blessed by the Catholic Church as a step before becoming a saint
  • adjective
  • /biˈætɪfaɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : beatificado
  • The church held a special ceremony in honor of the newly beatified individual.

Examples

  • The church held a special ceremony in honor of the newly beatified individual.

  • After decades of devotion, the priest was finally beatified by the Church.

  • Mother Teresa was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

  • The Pope beatified the missionary last year.

  • She was beatified for her charitable works.

  • Mother Teresa was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

  • After decades of devotion, the priest was finally beatified by the Church.

Synonyms

blessed
vsbeatified
  • Formal
8 4.8

Viewed as holy and worthy of worship in a religion

is a formal Roman Catholic declaration often used as a step toward sainthood
sanctified
vsbeatified
  • Formal
7.4

A religious ceremony makes something holy and sets it apart for worship

refers to a specific official declaration, not general ritual consecration

Antonyms

cursed
  • Literature
1 5.3

Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling

How Blessed

holy
951 2.7
beatified
  • Formal
9.9
beatus
  • Archaic
9.9
blessed
2.3

Surface Forms

beatified positive

Etymology

Beatified comes from the Latin beatus, meaning 'blessed', plus a word part that means 'to make', seen in English as -fy. So, to be beatified is to be officially 'made blessed' by the Church, often as a step before becoming a saint.