Meanings
nounbeatification (countable and uncountable, plural beatifications)
plural beatifications
- countableuncountableThe 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Medieval Latinbeātificātiō
- Middle Frenchbéatification
- Englishbeatification
From Middle French béatification, from Medieval Latin beātificātiō.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan beatificació
- beatificacióthe act of beatifying
Chinese Mandarin 宣福禮 /宣福礼
- 宣福禮 /宣福礼 (xuānfúlǐ)the act of beatifying
Czech blahořečení
- blahořečeníthe act of beatifying
Danish saligkåring
- saligkåringthe act of beatifying
Dutch zaligverklaring
- zaligverklaringthe act of beatifying
Finnish autuaaksijulistaminen
- autuaaksijulistaminenthe act of beatifying
French béatification
- béatificationthe act of beatifying
German Seligsprechung
- Seligsprechungthe act of beatifying
Greek οσιοποίηση
- οσιοποίηση (osiopoíisi)the act of beatifying
Hungarian boldoggá avatás
- boldoggá avatásthe act of beatifying
Indonesian beatifikasi
- beatifikasithe act of beatifying
Irish beannú
- beannúthe act of beatifying
Italian beatificazione
- beatificazionethe act of beatifying
Japanese 列福
- 列福 (reppuku)the act of beatifying
Norwegian Bokmål saligkåring
- saligkåringthe act of beatifying
Polish beatyfikacja
- beatyfikacjathe act of beatifying
Portuguese beatificação
- beatificaçãothe act of beatifying
Spanish beatificación
- beatificaciónthe act of beatifying
Swedish saligförklaring
- saligförklaringthe act of beatifying
Tagalog beatipikasyon
- beatipikasyonthe act of beatifying
Ukrainian беатифіка́ція
- беатифіка́ція (beatyfikácija)the act of beatifying
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with beatification
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
beatification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatification
MLA
“beatification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beatification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatification.
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