Noun
- 1. blessedness, beatitude, beatification, happiness, felicity
- usage: a state of supreme happiness
- 2. beatification, action
- usage: the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
- 3. beatification, sanctification
- usage: (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
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