beatify

英 [bɪ'ætɪfaɪ] 美 [bɪ'ætɪfaɪ]
  • vt. 行宣福礼;使享福

英文词源


beatify (v.)
1530s, "to make very happy," from Middle French béatifer, from Late Latin beatificare "make happy, make blessed," from Latin beatus "supremely happy, blessed" (past participle of beare "make happy, bless") + -ficare, from stem of facere "to make, do" (see factitious). The Roman Catholic Church sense of "to pronounce as being in heavenly bliss" (1620s) is the first step toward canonization. Related: Beatified; beatifying.

双语例句


1. In May, Pope John Paul is to beatify Gianna Beretta.
5月,教皇约翰·保罗将为吉安娜·贝雷塔行宣福礼。

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