the formal announcement in the Roman Catholic Church that someone who is dead has lived a holy life, usually as the first stage of making that person a saint :

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/220723/beatificationsRSS for NodeSun, 14 Jun 2026 04:58:51 GMTSat, 12 Jun 2021 03:24:33 GMT60the idea that someone should be recognized by everyone as being extremely good or perfect:

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