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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beatification \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. b['e]atification.] The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of ``the blessed,'' or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. ``The beatification of his spirit.'' --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beatification n : (Roman Catholic Church) the act of declaring that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
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