Beatify
- Beatify
- Beatify Be*at"i*fy (b[-e]*[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. {Beatified} (b[-e]*[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to
bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F.
b['e]atifier. See {Bounty}.]
1. To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or
as conferring happiness.
[1913 Webster]
The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth.
--Barrow.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial
enjoyment. ``Beatified spirits.'' --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
3. (R. C. Ch.) To ascertain and declare, by a public process
and decree, that a deceased person is one of ``the
blessed,'' and is to be reverenced as such, though not
canonized.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
:
Look at other dictionaries:
beatify — index elevate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beatify — (v.) 1530s, to make very happy, from M.Fr. béatifer, from L.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 (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
beatify — ► VERB (beatifies, beatified) ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) announce that (a dead person) is in a state of bliss, the first step towards making them a saint. DERIVATIVES beatification noun. ORIGIN Latin beatificare, from beatus blessed … English terms dictionary
beatify — [bē at′ə fī΄] vt. beatified, beatifying [MFr < ML(Ec) beatificare < LL(Ec) < beatus < L (see BONUS) + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to make blissfully happy 2. R.C.Ch. to declare (a deceased person), by public statement, to be in heaven… … English World dictionary
beatify — [[t]biæ̱tɪfaɪ[/t]] beatifies, beatifying, beatified VERB When the Catholic church beatifies someone who is dead, it declares officially that they were a holy person, usually as the first step towards making them a saint. [V n] In May, Pope John… … English dictionary
beatify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle French beatifier, from Late Latin beatificare, from Latin beatus + facere to make more at do Date: 1535 1. to make supremely happy 2. to declare to have attained the blessedness o … New Collegiate Dictionary
beatify — /bee at euh fuy /, v.t., beatified, beatifying. 1. to make blissfully happy. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and thus entitled to specific religious honor. [1525 35; < MF beatifier < LL beatificare. See… … Universalium
beatify — verb a) To make blissful. b) In the Roman Catholic church, to take a step in the process of declaring a person a saint. See Also: beatification … Wiktionary
beatify — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, bless, canonize, cheer, cleanse, consecrate, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, gladden, glamorize, glorify, hallow, happify, immortalize,… … Moby Thesaurus
beatify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sanctify, hallow, consecrate, bless. See piety.Ant., damn. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glorify, sanctify, consecrate; see bless 3 … English dictionary for students
