be ‧ at ‧ i ‧ fy /biˈætəfaɪ, biˈætɪfaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle beatified , present participle beatifying , third person singular beatifies ) [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: béatifier , from Late Latin beatificare , from Latin beatus ; ⇨ ↑ beatific ]
if the Pope beatifies someone, he says officially that they are a holy or special person
—beatification /biˌætəfəˈkeɪʃ ə n, biˌætɪfəˈkeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]