beatify

/bi:'ætifai/
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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To declare (a deceased person) blessed; the first step toward canonization in the Catholic Church: This is the formal ecclesiastical meaning, where the Pope officially recognizes that a person lived a holy life and is now in Heaven, permitting public veneration.
    • To make supremely happy or blissful: This is a more general, often literary, meaning describing the act of filling someone with intense joy or a state of exalted happiness.
Examples of Usage

  • Verb (Ecclesiastical):

    • The Pope will beatify the 19th-century nun next month.
    • After a miracle was attributed to her, the process to beatify her began.

  • Verb (General):

    • The news of his safe return beatified his anxious family.
    • Her smile could beatify even the gloomiest of days.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be beatified": The passive form is commonly used, especially in the religious context.
    • The founder of the order was beatified in 2005.
  • "Beatifying": Used as a present participle or gerund.
    • The beatifying ceremony was attended by thousands. (religious)
    • He had a beatifying effect on everyone he met. (general, literary)
Variants and Related Words
  • Beatification (noun): The act of beatifying or the state of being beatified.
    • The beatification is a major event for the local diocese.
  • Beatific (adjective): Showing or producing great joy, peace, or blessedness.
    • She had a beatific smile on her face.
Synonyms
  • Canonize (verb): To declare (a deceased person) a saint. (Note: Canonization is the final step, following beatification.)
  • Exalt (verb): To raise in rank, power, or character; to elevate by praise.
  • Elate (verb): To make very happy or proud.
  • Thrill (verb): To cause a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement.
Antonyms
  • Condemn (verb): To express complete disapproval.
  • Damn (verb): To condemn, especially by divine punishment.
  • Sadden (verb): To make sad.
  • Depress (verb): To make sad or dispirited.
Notes on Meaning

The word beatify has two distinct meanings. The primary and most specific meaning is religious, pertaining to a formal step in the Catholic process of sainthood. The secondary meaning is more general and literary, relating to a state of extreme happiness. The connection between the two lies in the concept of bestowing a state of blessedness or supreme bliss.

Verb
  1. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
    • On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican
  2. make blessedly happy
  3. fill with sublime emotion
    • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
    • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success

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