beatification

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基本释义

Beatification, which is bestowed only on the dead, is the penultimate step before sainthood.

受宣福, 只能适用于死了的人, 是封圣前的步骤.

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Noun

1. a state of supreme happiness
2. the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
3. (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization