beatification
英 [bɪ,ætɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]
美[bɪ,ætɪfɪ'keʃən]
- n. 受福；列福式；（天主教）宣福礼
英英释意
- 1. a state of supreme happiness
- 2. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
- 3. (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