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Beatify

/biːˈætɪfaɪ/

To make blissful.

📖 Definitions of "Beatify"

verb
  1. 1

    To make blissful.

  2. 2

    To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.

  3. 3

    To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.

🔄 Synonyms of "Beatify"

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saintnoun(religion, generally) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
canonizeverb(chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Beatify"

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canonizeverb(chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
saintverb(transitive) Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.
beatificateverb(obsolete) To beatify.
enblissverb(transitive) To endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
bonifyverb(transitive) To convert into―or make―good; to improve.
heavennoun(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
blessverbTo invoke divine favor upon.
gratifyverb(transitive) To please.
heavenizeverb(transitive) To render like heaven or fit for heaven.
begodnoun(obsolete, transitive) To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.
betterfyverb(transitive, US, slang, rare, nonstandard) to make better
angelicizeverb(transitive) To make or treat as angelic.
cheerfulizeverb(transitive, dated) To make cheerful.
begloryverb(transitive) To glory in, about, or over; exalt; make glorious; impart with glory; glorify.
beautifyverb(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
lovelifyverb(transitive, rare) To make lovely.
gladdennounA surname.
deifyverb(transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.
tonifyverb(more generally) To invigorate; to have a restorative effect on.
happifyverb(transitive, intransitive) To make happy.

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