"beatification" in the noun sense
1. blessedness, beatitude, beatification
a state of supreme happiness
2. beatification
the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
3. beatification
Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration a first step toward canonization
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