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- adjective (Roman Catholic Church) proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration.
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- adjective Roman Catholic Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of
canonization . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
beatify .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
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Previous entry: Monk who gave cappuccino its name beatified
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_OED_ notices this catachrestic form of "beatified"
Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden Elkanah Settle 1686
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"angelica vestis" of the tertiary order; and the "beatified" Duchess who had sold her jewels to buy corn for the poor during the famine of 1670, and had worn a hair-shirt under a corset that seemed stiff enough to serve all the purposes of bodily mortification.
The Valley of Decision Edith Wharton 1899
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He must next be declared "beatified" (blessed), a title bestowed only on martyrs or those who have performed miracles. "
WN.com - Articles related to Boston Archdiocese welcomes 2 rectors as auxiliary bishops 2010
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He must next be declared "beatified" (blessed), a title bestowed only on martyrs or those who have performed miracles. "
WN.com - Articles related to Boston Archdiocese welcomes 2 rectors as auxiliary bishops 2010
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He must next be declared "beatified" (blessed), a title bestowed only on martyrs or those who have performed miracles. "
WN.com - Articles related to Boston Archdiocese welcomes 2 rectors as auxiliary bishops 2010
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He must next be declared "beatified" (blessed), a title bestowed only on martyrs or those who have performed miracles. "
WN.com - Articles related to Boston Archdiocese welcomes 2 rectors as auxiliary bishops 2010
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Once he is beatified, John Paul will be given the title "blessed" and can be publicly venerated.
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Once he is beatified, John Paul will be given the title "blessed" and can be publicly venerated.
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On Friday, Benedict set the date for beatification after declaring that a French nun's recovery from Parkinson's disease was the miracle needed for John Paul to be beatified.
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