BEATIFICATION Synonyms

• (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints

• the condition of being treated like a god

• an embodiment of the qualities of a god

• the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

• the event of something being raised upward

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

• a raised or elevated geological formation

• distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

• (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

• drawing of an exterior of a structure

• the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

• a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

• the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

• a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)

• the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

• a state of high honor

• a portrayal of something as ideal

• the act of glorifying (as in worship)

• a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

• one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)

• a state of supreme happiness

• a state of supreme happiness