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beatify

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

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\-ˌa-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

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