'Beatification' definitions:
Definition of 'beatification'
From: WordNet
noun
A state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness, beatitude, beatification]
noun
The action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
Definition of 'Beatification'
From: GCIDE
- Beatification \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\ (b[-e]*[a^]t`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. b['e]atification.] The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. "The beatification of his spirit." --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'beatification'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggrandizement,
- apotheosis,
- ascent,
- assumption,
- beatitude,
- bewitchment,
- blessedness,
- blessing,
- bliss,
- blissfulness,
- canonization,
- cheer,
- cheerfulness,
- cloud nine,
- consecration,
- dedication,
- deification,
- delectation,
- delight,
- devotion,
- dignification,
- ecstasy,
- ecstatics,
- elation,
- elevation,
- enchantment,
- ennoblement,
- enshrinement,
- enthronement,
- erection,
- escalation,
- exaltation,
- exhilaration,
- exuberance,
- felicity,
- gaiety,
- gladness,
- glee,
- glorification,
- grace,
- hallowing,
- happiness,
- heaven,
- height,
- high spirits,
- immortalization,
- intoxication,
- joy,
- joyance,
- joyfulness,
- justification,
- justification by works,
- lifting,
- magnification,
- overhappiness,
- overjoyfulness,
- paradise,
- purification,
- raising,
- rapture,
- ravishment,
- rearing,
- sainthood,
- sainting,
- sanctification,
- setting apart,
- seventh heaven,
- state of grace,
- sunshine,
- sursum corda,
- transport,
- unalloyed happiness,
- upbuoying,
- upcast,
- upheaval,
- uplift,
- uplifting,
- upping,
- uprearing,
- upthrow,
- upthrust