beatifies

Meaning of beatifies

verb, 3rd person present
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) announce the beatification of.
    he beatified Juan Diego, an Indian believed to have had a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1531

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘make blessed or supremely happy’): from Old French beatifier or ecclesiastical Latin beatificare, from Latin beatus ‘blessed’.

Information about beatifies

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of beatifies is: beatify.
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Hyphenation of beatifies

be-at-i-fies

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • beatifies is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

beatifies synonyms

Meaning (in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint:

canonize

Meaning (of God or some notional higher power) endow someone with (a particular cherished thing or attribute):

bless

Meaning set apart as or declare holy; consecrate:

sanctify

Meaning honour as holy:

hallow

Meaning ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop:

consecrate

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