beatified; beatifying
Definition of beatify
1
: to make supremely happy
2
Christianity
: to declare to have attained the blessedness of heaven and authorize the title "Blessed" and limited public religious honor
She was beatified six years after her death.
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The first known use of beatify was in 1535
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