beatifying

Meanings

• the act of declaring or making someone a saint

  - "The pope beatified a new saint today."
  - "The Catholic Church has beatified over 10,000 saints throughout history."

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Rhymes

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beatitude , beatific , elegiac , idyllic

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Variants

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beatification , beatifications , beatified , beatifies , beatify , beatifying

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'beatus' meaning 'blessed' or 'happy'

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the first pope to beatify someone was Pope John XXIII in 1954 when he beatified Joan of Arc?

2. Did you know that the term 'beatification' actually dates back to the early Christian Church in the 4th century AD?

3. Did you know that the Catholic Church has a very strict process for beatification, which includes a thorough investigation of the person's life, virtues, and miracles?

4. Did you know that there are actually three stages of the process of beatification in the Catholic Church? The first stage is called 'Servite of God' and is a recognition of the person's holiness and virtues. The second stage is called 'Blessed' or 'Venerable' and is a recognition of the person's beatitude or blessedness, as well as the confirmation of at least one miracle attributed to the person. The third and final stage is called 'Canonized' and is the formal recognition of the person as a saint in the Catholic Church. The person is then given a feast day and is honored and venerated by Catholics around the world.

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Beatifying has significant cultural and religious significance, particularly in the Catholic Church where it is the formal act of declaring a person to be a saint.

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