beatify/bɪˈætɪfaɪ; bɪ`ætəˌfaɪ/ v(pt, pp -fied) [Tn](of the Pope) honour (a dead person) by stating officially that he or she is in heaven （指教皇）为（死者）行宣福礼（宣布死者已升天）.
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