beatify
21beatify — /biˈætəfaɪ / (say bee atuhfuy) verb (t) (beatified, beatifying) 1. to make blissfully happy. 2. Roman Catholic Church to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed, and thus entitled to specific religious honour. {French béatifier, from… …
22beatify — v.t. make blessed or happy; Roman Catholic, confer title of blessed preliminary to canonization. ♦ beatific, a. saintly. ♦ beatification, n …
23beatify — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 RC Ch. announce the beatification of. 2 make happy. Etymology: F beacuteatifier or eccl.L beatificare f. L beatus blessed …
24Beatified — Beatify Be*at i*fy (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beatified} (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F. b[… …
25Beatifying — Beatify Be*at i*fy (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beatified} (b[ e]*[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F. b[… …
26beatification — beatify ► VERB (beatifies, beatified) ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) announce that (a dead person) is in a state of bliss, the first step towards making them a saint. DERIVATIVES beatification noun. ORIGIN Latin beatificare, from beatus blessed …
27beatification — UK [bɪˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] in the Roman Catholic Church, an official statement that someone who has died was an especially good or holy person Derived word: beatify UK [bɪˈætɪˌfaɪ] / US verb transitive Word forms beatify :… …
28Saya no Uta — The only person Fuminori sees as normal. She has become Fuminori s pillar of support in the crazy world he sees.*nihongo|Kōji Tonoo|戸尾 耕司:Fuminori s friend. After Fuminori s accident he has been trying to help Fuminori s life get back to… …
29sanctify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consecrate, bless, hallow, purify, beatify; sanction, authorize. See deity, piety, permission. Ant., damn, curse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deify, glorify, dedicate, consecrate; see bless 3 , worship …
30beatific — 1630s, from Fr. béatifique or directly from L.L. beatificus, from L. beatus blessed (see BEATIFY (Cf. beatify)). Related: Beatifical (c. 1600); beatifically …
