beatification
/biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
beatification noun: 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.
Noun
beatification (countable and uncountable, plural beatifications)
- 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.
beatification meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
beatification in Tamil
- பேரின்ப நிலை எய்தச்செய்தல், பேரின்ப நிலை அடைதல்
beatification in Indonesian
- the act of beatifying
- beatifikasi
More languagesFewer languages
- Kashmiri
- سۄرٕگ بھوگ sọrụg bhōg
Forms of beatification
| plural | beatifications |
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Origin of beatification
From Middle French béatification, from Medieval Latin beātificātiō.
Words that rhyme with beatification
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
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- condensation
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- deviation
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- gradation
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- population
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- reconciliation
- rotation
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- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about beatification
- What does beatification mean?
- Beatification means 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.
- What is beatification in Tamil?
- Beatification in Tamil is பேரின்ப நிலை எய்தச்செய்தல், பேரின்ப நிலை அடைதல். See Beatification meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is beatification?
- Beatification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce beatification?
- Beatification is pronounced /biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of beatification?
- The plural of beatification is beatifications.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: beatification (page history and authors); beatification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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