beatified
/biˈætɪfaɪd/
adjective
- Made extremely happy or blessed, especially in a religious sense; having been declared blessed by the Roman Catholic Church as the first step toward sainthood.
- The beatified nun was honored in a special ceremony at the Vatican.
- Visitors to the cathedral prayed before the statue of the beatified saint.
- Her beatified smile seemed to radiate peace and joy to everyone around her.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense of beatify: to make someone extremely happy or blessed; in the Roman Catholic Church, to declare a deceased person blessed as the first step toward canonization.
- The pope beatified the missionary for her lifelong service to the poor.
- The ceremony beatified three martyrs from the 16th century.
- The news of her recovery beatified the entire family.