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Beatify

BEAT'IFY, v.t. [L. beatus, happy, from beo, to bless, and facio, to make.] 1. To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment. 2. In the Romish church, to declare, by a decree or public act,...

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BEAT'IFY, v.t. [L. beatus, happy, from beo, to bless, and facio, to make.]

1. To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment.

2. In the Romish church, to declare, by a decree or public act, that a person is received into heaven, and is to be reverenced as blessed, though not canonized.

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