(Roman Catholic Church) the act of declaring that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Beatification (from Latin beatus , "blessed" and facere , "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1500, "act of rendering blessed," from Middle French béatification , noun of action and state from past participle stem of Late Latin beatificare (see beatify ). As a papal declaration about the status of a deceased person, it dates from c.1600.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness , beatitude ] 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; ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beatification \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\ (b[-e]*[a^]t`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. b['e]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 ...