What is the meaning of beatify?

verb

  • Fill with sublime emotion.
    • usage: "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
  • Make blessedly happy.
  • Declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood.
    • usage: "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
8
 
|15 years ago|1.1k views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). beatify. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/beatify/definitions/1259685
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "beatify" http://smartdefine.org/beatify/definitions/1259685 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, beatify, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/beatify/definitions/1259685>.
MLAWordNet. "beatify" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/beatify/definitions/1259685>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)