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Beatification

/biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic 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.

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The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic 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.

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Word	Definition
canonizationnoun	(Christianity) The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
canonisationnoun	Alternative spelling of canonization. [(Christianity) The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.]
blessingnoun	Good fortune.
deificationnoun	The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
apotheosisnoun	The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
benefactionnoun	An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
sanctificationnoun	(theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
benedictionnoun	A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
theosisnoun	(Christianity, theology) The likeness to or union with God; deification.
sabbatizationnoun	The act of sabbatizing.
benisonnoun	(chiefly literary) A blessing; benediction.
recanonizationnoun	The process of recanonizing.
angelicizationnoun	The process of angelicizing.
consecrationnoun	The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
glorificationnoun	The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
dignificationnoun	The act of dignifying or making dignified
divinizationnoun	The act or process of making divine.
sanctifying	sanctification
angelizationnoun	The process of angelizing; conversion to an angelic form or nature.
laetificationnoun	An act or instance of laetificating.