beatified
past simple and past participle ofbeatify
beatify
verb[T]
uk/biˈæt.ɪ.faɪ/us/biˈæt̬.ə.faɪ/toannounceformallyin theRomanCatholicChurchthat someone who isdeadhaslivedaholylife, usually as the firststagein making thatpersonasaint
todescribeorthinkof someone as if they areextremelygood and have nofaults:
He beatifies his firstwifewhilecelebratinghis own extra-maritalaffairs.
Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- anointed
- anointment
- burnt offering
- communicant
- communion
- confirm
- confirmation
- consecrate
- intercession
- litany
- liturgical
- liturgy
- ordain
- the last rites
- the Lord's Prayer
- unction
- vespers
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People having good qualities
Extremely good
Examplesofbeatified
beatified
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
So thebeatifiedinfants might well look back on the episode and still find it meaningless.
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The scientist who wasbeatified.
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This was the largest number of personsbeatifiedat once up to that time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Among them 23 werebeatified, of whom 20 were canonized, with an additional 3 in 2000.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The presence of this royal personage,beatifiedin 1693, proved to be of great benefit when she bequeathed her valuable estate to the convent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thus begins his crusade to get his daughterbeatified.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was condemned to death and guillotined for bringing communion to a dying man; he wasbeatifiedin 1934.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Of all these martyrs, seventy-nine werebeatifiedin 1925.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jacinta is the youngest non-martyred child ever to bebeatified.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later the pontiffbeatifiedhim between 1220 and 1222, although this is not evidenced by any document of the time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition, twenty-four martyrs werebeatifiedin 1968.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Up to the present over 1000 have beenbeatifiedand 11 canonized.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In late 2003, she wasbeatified, the third step toward possible sainthood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.About 12 have since been added, apart from a larger number who have beenbeatified.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In recognition of this, he was formallybeatifiedin 1793.
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