| NOUN | state | beatification, blessedness, beatitude | a state of supreme happiness |
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| act | beatification | the action of rendering supremely blessed / blessed and extremely happy | |
| act | beatification | (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration |
| Meaning | A state of supreme happiness. | |
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| Synonyms | blessedness, beatitude | |
| Narrower | nirvana, enlightenment | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation |
| Broader | happiness, felicity | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy |
| Spanish | beatitud | |
| Verbs | beatify | make blessedly happy |
| beatify | fill with sublime emotion | |
| Meaning | The action of rendering supremely blessed / blessed and extremely happy. | |
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| Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| Verbs | beatify | make blessedly happy |
| beatify | fill with sublime emotion | |
| Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization. | |
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| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Broader | sanctification | A religious ceremony in which something is made holy |
| Verbs | beatify | declare (a dead person) to be blessed |
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