English to English
noun
- a state of supreme happiness
source: WordNet 3.0
- the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
