bāˈäd.ə, -ätə, -äd.(ˌ)ä, -ä(ˌ)tä sometimes bēˈād.ə, -ātə noun
( plural bea·tae bāˈäd.(ˌ)ā, -ä(ˌ)tā sometimes bēˈād.(ˌ)ē, -ā(ˌ)tē, -ād.ˌī, -āˌtī ; also beatas -əz, -äz)
Etymology: Latin, from feminine of beatus happy — more at beatify
Roman Catholic Church : a woman or girl who has been beatified