beatify
31beatification — c.1500, act of rendering blessed, from M.Fr. béatification, noun of action and state from pp. stem of L.L. beatificare (see BEATIFY (Cf. beatify)). As a papal declaration about the status of a deceased person, it dates from c.1600 …
32tickle pink — verb fill with sublime emotion The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies He was inebriated by his phenomenal success • Syn: ↑exhilarate, ↑inebriate, ↑thrill, ↑exalt, ↑beatify • …
33beatific vision — noun : the immediate sight of God in the glory of heaven : the direct intuition of God * * * beatific vision A glimpse of the glory of heaven • • • Main Entry: ↑beatify beatific vision see under ↑beatify • • • Main Entry …
34Beatific — Be a*tif ic, Beatifical Be a*tif ic*al, a. [Cf. F. b[ e]atifique, L. beatificus. See {Beatify}.] Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. The beatific vision. South. {Be a*tif ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
35Beatifical — Beatific Be a*tif ic, Beatifical Be a*tif ic*al, a. [Cf. F. b[ e]atifique, L. beatificus. See {Beatify}.] Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. The beatific vision. South. {Be a*tif ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
36Beatifically — Beatific Be a*tif ic, Beatifical Be a*tif ic*al, a. [Cf. F. b[ e]atifique, L. beatificus. See {Beatify}.] Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. The beatific vision. South. {Be a*tif ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
37Beatificate — Be a*tif i*cate, v. t. To beatify. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] …
38Beatitude — Be*at i*tude, n. [L. beatitudo: cf. F. b[ e]atitude. See {Beatify}.] 1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss. [1913 Webster] 2. Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount ( Matt. v. 3 12),… …
39Heaven — Heav en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heavened} (h[e^]v nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heavening}.] To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify. [R.] [1913 Webster] We are happy as the bird whose nest Is heavened in the hush of purple hills. G.… …
40Heavened — Heaven Heav en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heavened} (h[e^]v nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heavening}.] To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify. [R.] [1913 Webster] We are happy as the bird whose nest Is heavened in the hush of purple hills …
