[be.at.i.fy] vt -fied ; -fy.ing [MF beatifier, fr. LL beatificare, fr. L beatus + facere to make--more at do] (1535) 1: to make supremely happy
2: to declare to have attained the blessedness of heaven and authorize the title "Blessed" and limited public religious honor -- be.at.i.fi.ca.tion n