transcription, транскрипция: [ biætɪfaɪ ]
( beatifies, beatifying, beatified)
When the Catholic church beatifies someone who is dead, it declares officially that they were a holy person, usually as the first step towards making them a saint.
In May, Pope John Paul is to beatify Gianna Beretta.
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• be‧ati‧fi‧ca‧tion
Thousands attended the beatification of Juan Diego.
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