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v. - Declare (a dead person) to be blessed; Make blessedly happy; Fill with sublime emotion.

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  • There were efforst to beatify the priest five years after his death.
  • In Jan. 1994, as part of the campaign to beatify her, Mother
  • But could NBC wait just a bit before its announcers beatify him?
  • But let us not obfuscate and beatify the real reasons why we do.
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  • After he did so much work to "beautify" (to make beautiful) the sanctuary, the Church will certainly "beatify" (proclaim one who has died to be among the blessed in heaven) him.
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