Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BEATIFICATION
n.In the Romish church, an act of the Pope by which he declares a person beatifies or blessed after death. This is the first step towards canonization, or the raising of one to the dignity of a saint. No person can be beatified till 5 years after his death. All certificates or attestations of his virtues and miracles are examined by the congregation of rites, and this examination continues often for years; after which his Holiness decrees the beatification, and the corpse and relics of the intended saint are exposed to the veneration of all good christians.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BEATIFICATION
Be *at `i *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. béatification.]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
beatification
be at i fi ca tion |bēˌatəfiˈkāSHən biætɪfɪkˈeɪʃn | ▶noun (in the Roman Catholic Church ) declaration by the pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a step toward canonization and permitting public veneration. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘action of making blessed ’): from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin beatificatio (n- ), from beatificare ‘make blessed, ’ from Latin beatus ‘blessed. ’
Oxford Dictionary
beatification
beatification |bɪˌatɪfɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (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. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘action of making blessed ’): from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin beatificatio (n- ), from beatificare ‘make blessed ’, from Latin beatus ‘blessed ’.
French Dictionary
béatification
béatification n. f. nom féminin Acte du pape nommant une personne au nombre des bienheureux.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
beatification
be at i fi ca tion /biæ̀tɪfɪkéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 〘宗 〙列福 ; 授福 ; C (カトリックの )列福式 .
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