béatification

Definitions of béatification
  1. noun
    (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
    synonyms: canonisation
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    type of:
    onction, sacrement, sanctification
    a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
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