Beatified (Adjective)
Meaning
Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in a grand ceremony at the Vatican in 2003.
- After his death, he was beatified by the Catholic Church and declared Blessed for his remarkable charitable work.
- Pope Francis declared her beatified and the faithful may now pray to her as a saint in heaven.
- In recognition of her tireless service to the poor, she was beatified and now venerated as one of the blessed.
- Mother Teresa was beatified just six years after her death in a rare display of papal speed and enthusiasm.