beatified's Usage Examples:

beatifyPaul beatified 1,340 people, more than all his predecessors combined.

In his lifetime he was known no doubt simply as Fra Giovanni or Friar John; "The Angelic" is a laudatory term which was assigned to him at an early date, - we find it in use within thirty years after his death; and, at some period which is not defined in our authorities, he was beatified by due ecclesiastical process.

He was beatified in 1674 and canonized on the 27th of December 1726.

On the 9th of December 1886 he was beatified by Pope Leo XIII.

He was beatified in 1609 by Paul V.

He was beatified by Paul V.

Eventually a new commission was issued in 1656, and on its report, into which were inserted nineteen of the former depositions, the "servant of God" was beatified in 1661.

In 1886 Story was beatified by papal decree.

Neri was beatified by Paul V.

More was beatified by Leo XIII.

Synonyms:

blessed, holy,

Antonyms:

desecrated, profane, unholy,