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verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1.
to make blissfully happy.
2.
Roman Catholic Church. to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and thus entitled to specific religious honor.
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beatify
1530s, "to make very happy," from post-Classical L. beatificare "make happy, make blessed," from L. beatus "supremely happy, blessed" (pp. of beare "to make happy, to bless") + -ficare, from stem of facere "to make, do" (see factitious). The Roman Catholic Church sense
EXPANDof "to pronounce as being in heavenly bliss" (1620s) is the first step toward canonization.
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