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- Medieval Latin · derived frombeātificātiō
- Middle French · derived frombéatification
- English todaybeatification
From Middle French béatification, from Medieval Latin beātificātiō.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
beatification
Today it means: The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic 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. Full definition →
Middle French béatification ← Medieval Latin beātificātiō