| slovo | definícia |
beatification
(encz) | beatification,blahořečení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Beatification
(gcide) | Beatification \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\
(b[-e]*[a^]t`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
b['e]atification.]
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp.,
in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and
declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or
has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a
stage in the process of canonization. "The beatification of
his spirit." --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster] |
beatification
(wn) | beatification
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness,
beatitude, beatification]
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 |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
beatification
(encz) | beatification,blahořečení n: Zdeněk Brož |
beatification
(wn) | beatification
n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness,
beatitude, beatification]
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 |
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