What does "beatify" mean?
Beatify: To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment. "Beatified spirits." Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.(R. C. Ch.) To ascertain and declare, by a public process and decree, that a deceased person is one of "the blessed" and is to be reverenced as such, though not canonized.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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