Beatify

Pronunciation

• IPA: /biːˈætɪfaɪ/

Origin

From French béatifier, from Medieval Latin beātifico ("I bless")

Full definition of beatify

Verb

1. (transitive) To make blissful.
• DrydenBeatified spirits.
2. (transitive) To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.
• BarrowThe common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth.
3. (transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a saint.

Related terms

• beatification
• Blessed