Transcription
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- [bee-at-uh-fahy]
- /biˈæt əˌfaɪ/
- /biˈæt.ɪ.faɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bee-at-uh-fahy]
- /biˈæt əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of beatify word
- verb beatify When the Catholic church beatifies someone who is dead, it declares officially that they were a holy person, usually as the first step towards making them a saint. 3
- verb beatify (of the pope) to declare formally that (a deceased person) showed a heroic degree of holiness in his or her life and therefore is worthy of public veneration: the first step towards canonization 3
- verb beatify to make extremely happy 3
- verb transitive beatify to make blissfully happy 3
- verb transitive beatify to declare (a deceased person), by public statement, to be in heaven and entitled to some public veneration 3
- verb with object beatify to make blissfully happy. 1
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Origin of beatify
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle French beatifier < Late Latin beātificāre. See beatific
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Parts of speech for Beatify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beatify popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
beatify usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beatify
verb beatify
- consecrate — When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop.
- sanctify — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- glorify — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- deify — If someone is deified, they are considered to be a god or are regarded with very great respect.
- bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
Antonyms for beatify
verb beatify
- castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- curse — If you curse, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something.
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