beatification

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. a state of supreme happiness
• Syn:
blessedness, beatitude
• Derivationally related forms:
beatify, blessed (for: blessedness)
• Hypernyms:
happiness, felicity
• Hyponyms:
nirvana, enlightenment
2. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
• Derivationally related forms:
beatify
• Hypernyms:
action
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
• Derivationally related forms:
beatify
• Topics:
Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
• Hypernyms:
sanctification

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  blessedness, beatitude