beatification

Plural: beatifications

Noun

• a state of supreme happiness
• the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
• (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
• The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.

Synonyms

beatitude, blessedness