单词 | beatify |
释义 | Word Frequency beatify(bɪˈætɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied 1. (transitive) Roman Catholic Church (of the pope) to declare formally that (a deceased person) showed a heroic degree of holiness in his or her life and therefore is worthy of public veneration: the first step towards canonization 2. (transitive) to make extremely happy Derived forms beatification (bɪˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) noun Word origin C16: from Old French beatifier, from Late Latin beātificāre to make blessed; see beatific |
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