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Definition of: beatification
(bē·at′ə·fi·kā′shən) noun
1. The act of blessing, or the state of being blessed or beatified.
2. In the Roman Catholic Church, an act of the Pope declaring a deceased person beatified (beatus)and worthy of a certain degree of public honor: usually the last step toward canonization.
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