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Word: Beatification
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (in the sense ‘action of making blessed’): from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin beatificatio(n-), from beatificare ‘make blessed’, from Latin beatus ‘blessed’
bɪˌatɪfɪˈkeɪʃn
(in the Roman Catholic Church) declaration by the Pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a first step towards canonization and permitting public veneration
Short Definition:(in Roman Catholic Church) declaration by Pope that dead person is in state of bliss, constituting first step towards canonization and permitting public veneration
Examples:- a ceremony of beatification in St Peter's Square
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