Main Entry: be·at·i·fy

Pronunciation: \bē-ˈa-tə-ˌfī\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): be·at·i·fied; be·at·i·fy·ing

Etymology: Middle French beatifier, from Late Latin beatificare, from Latin beatus + facere to make — more at do

Date: 1535

1 : to make supremely happy
2 : to declare to have attained the blessedness of heaven and authorize the title “Blessed” and limited public religious honor

— be·at·i·fi·ca·tion \-ˌa-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun