BEATIFY


Meaning of BEATIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bē-ˈa-tə-ˌfī ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle French beatifier, from Late Latin beatificare, from Latin beatus + facere to make — more at do

Date: 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 -ˌa-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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