beatify
11beatify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sanctify, hallow, consecrate, bless. See piety.Ant., damn. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glorify, sanctify, consecrate; see bless 3 …
12beatify — be|at|i|fy [biˈætıfaı] v past tense and past participle beatified present participle beatifying third person singular beatifies [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: béatifier, from Late Latin beatificare, from Latin beatus; BEATIFIC] if the… …
13beatify — be·at·i·fy || biË Ã¦tɪfaɪ v. bless, make blissful; sanctify a person who has died (Catholic) …
14beatify — [bɪ atɪfʌɪ] verb (beatifies, beatifying, beatified) (in the Roman Catholic Church) announce the beatification of. Origin C16: from OFr. beatifier or eccles. L. beatificare, from L. beatus blessed …
15beatify — v. a. 1. Enrapture, rapture, enchant, transport, enravish, ravish, make happy. 2. Pronounce in bliss (by the Pope s official act) …
16beatify — verb (T) if the Roman Catholic church beatifies someone who has died, it says officially that they are a holy or special person beatification noun (U) …
17beatify — v 1. enrapture, transport, enravish, enthrall, entrance, enchant, charm; gladden, make joyful, rejoice, Archaic. felicitate. 2. declare blessed, enshrine in the canon of saints; laud, venerate, revere; sanctify, hallow, bless, consecrate …
18beatify — be·at·i·fy …
19beatify — See: beatification …
20beatify — be•at•i•fy [[t]biˈæt əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to make blissfully happy 2) rel (in the Roman Catholic Church) to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and thus entitled to specific religious honor • Etymology: 1525–35; <… …
