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Definition of beatify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

beatify

verb

NAmE//biˈæt̮əˌfaɪ//

beatify somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they beatify

he / she / it beatifies

past simple beatified

-ing form beatifying

(of the Pope) to give a dead person a special honor by stating officially that he/she is very holy compare bless, canonize

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beatification

NAmE//biˌæt̮əfəkˈeɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See beatify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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