beatify
英[bɪ'ætɪfaɪ]
美[bɪ'ætɪfaɪ]
- vt. 行宣福礼；使享福
英英释意
- 1. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage);
- "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"
- "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
- 2. make blessedly happy
- 3. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood;
- "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"