beatification
授福,受福,列福式
Be·at·i·fi·ca·tion n. The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. 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. “The beatification of his spirit.”
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beatification
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness, beatitude]
2: the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely
happy
3: (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that
a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of
public veneration; a first step toward canonization