beatify
beatify · beatifies · beatified · beatifying
seligsprechen
To make blissfulTo make blissful.
/biˈætɪfaɪ/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make blissful.
make blessedly happy
(transitive)To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
(transitive)To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.
seligsprechen
Translations
6 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to take step in declaring a person a saint:
Origin
From French béatifier, from Medieval Latin beātifico (“I bless”).From French béatifier, from Medieval Latin beātifico (“I bless”).
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Forms
beatifies, beatifying, beatified, beatifiedSynonyms
39 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbeatification
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle