/bee at'euh fi kay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of beatifying.
2. the state of being beatified.
3. Rom. Cath. Ch. the official act of the pope whereby a deceased person is declared to be enjoying the happiness of heaven, and therefore a proper subject of religious honor and public cult in certain places.
[ 1495-1505; beatification- (s. of beatificatio ), equiv. to beatificat ( us ) (ptp. of beatificare to BEATIFY) + - ion - -ION; see -ATE 1 ]