beatify
(verb)
verb
1. fill with sublime emotion
Similar word(s): exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill
Definition categories: emotion, elate, intoxicate, uplift
2. make blessedly happy
Definition categories: emotion, elate, intoxicate, uplift
3. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
- On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican
Definition categories: communication, adjudge, declare, hold