From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbeatifybe‧at‧i‧fy /biˈætɪfaɪ/ verb (beatified, beatifying, beatifies) [transitive] RRCif the Pope beatifies someone, he says officially that they are a holy or special person —beatification /biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin beatify (1500-1600) French béatifier, from Late Latin beatificare, from Latin beatus; → BEATIFIC
