Antonyms for beatification

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bee-at-uh-fi-key-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : biˌæt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

Definition of beatification

Origin : c.1500, "act of rendering blessed," from Middle French béatification, noun of action and state from past participle stem of Late Latin beatificare (see beatify). As a papal declaration about the status of a deceased person, it dates from c.1600.

As in worship : noun honoring, glorification

Example sentences :

But if the beatification of the world is not a work of nature but a work of art, then it involves an artist.
Extract from : « Orthodoxy » by G. K. Chesterton

He is now like Bellarmine ranked among the venerable, and the process of his beatification is proceeding.
Extract from : « The Jesuits, 1534-1921 » by Thomas J. Campbell

To rightly know myself in my relationship, this, they say, is the only qualification for beatification.
Extract from : « India, Its Life and Thought » by John P. Jones

Her beatification commenced yesterday afternoon, exactly at forty minutes after six.
Extract from : « Clarissa Harlowe, Volume 9 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

But I could find it in my heart to regret the witch even now that I am on the eve of beatification.
Extract from : « Jessamine » by Marion Harland

The poor Dyspepsy's eager grasp at beatification relaxed: he went underground again.
Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete » by George Meredith

Presumably the bill for professional services involved in this beatification was $20,000.
Extract from : « The Unpopular Review, Number 19 » by Various

The one central aim—to represent the beatification of the heroine—how was this to be attained?
Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) » by William Wordsworth

Thus, even during her lifetime, she enjoyed certain of the privileges of beatification.
Extract from : « The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) » by Anatole France

The decree for the introduction of the cause for the beatification and canonization of Joan of Arc has been signed at last.
Extract from : « Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 » by Various

Synonyms for beatification

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