n.1 RC Ch. the act of formally declaring a dead person 'blessed', often a step towards canonization.
2 making or being blessed.
Etymology: F b{eacute}atification or eccl.L beatificatio (as BEATIFY)
n.1 RC Ch. the act of formally declaring a dead person 'blessed', often a step towards canonization.
2 making or being blessed.
Etymology: F b{eacute}atification or eccl.L beatificatio (as BEATIFY)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012