| 单词 | beatification |
| 释义 | beatification (once / 28688 pages) 1n 2n Beatification is making someone blissful or extremely happy. It's also an action by the Pope that honors a dead person for being holy. For most of us, beatification is the action of making someone blissfully happy. That kind of beatification produces pure joy. In the Catholic Church, it's the declaration by a pope that someone is entitled to public veneration. After her death in 1997, Mother Theresa of Calcutta was beatified by Pope John Paul II. Beatification is a step along the path to canonization: when someone is made a saint. Only a very holy person can be a candidate for beatification. WORD FAMILYbeatification: beatifications+/beatify: beatification, beatified, beatifies, beatifying USAGE EXAMPLESHe was moved closer to sainthood with his beatification in 2013. BBC(Oct 16, 2016) Trump’s idea is the beatification of these “traditions” as he promises to “make America great again.” Time(Oct 14, 2016) Francis told reporters Sunday he had authorized the gathering of witness testimony to determine if a beatification cause is warranted. The Guardian(Oct 03, 2016) 1 1n the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy Hyper action something done (usually as opposed to something said) 2n a state of supreme happiness 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper beatitude, blessedness enlightenment, nirvana (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness felicity, happiness state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy n (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization Hyper sanctification a religious ceremony in which something is made holy |
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