to beatify
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9.9
- verb
- /biˈætɪfaɪ/
- Formal
:
beatificar
- After extensive investigation, the church finally beatified the late priest, recognizing his virtuous life.
- beatified or canonized
- Pope Francis beatified
Examples
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The pope announced that Father Rother was beatified, bringing him one step closer to sainthood.
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Obviously, those who have been beatified and canonized fulfill all of these requirements; however, there does seem to be a danger of writing history with an airbrush in our present-day haste to raise certain individuals to the altar.
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More than 200 of these martyrs have been beatified.
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Pope John Paul II beatified Steno in 1988.
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When the martyrs were beatified, the Pope pointed out that what had happened at that moment in history was not of mere man.
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Beatrice was eventually beatified by Pius IX in 1869.
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Now, we are told Pope Paul VI, that man of such tremendous self-doubt and seeming manic-depressive tendencies, among other things, is to be beatified next year.
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Apparently Paul VI might be declared "Blessed" next year; John XXIII is already beatified, as is John Paul II. There is a strong lobby for Pius XII and, of course, John Paul I. I have always had a sneaking admiration.
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On October 19, 2003, Pope John Paul II declared Mother Teresa beatified during a grand ceremony in Rome.
Synonyms
24
7.4
To make a person or place holy with a religious ceremony
Antonyms
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beatify comes from the Latin word beatus, which means 'blessed', and the ending -fy, which means 'to make'. So in the Church, to beatify someone is literally to 'make blessed', the formal step before a person can become a saint.