Canonization vs. Beatification

Canonization vs. Beatification — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Canonization and Beatification

Canonizationnoun

(Christianity) The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.

Beatificationnoun

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.

Canonizationnoun

The state of being canonized or sainted.

Beatificationnoun

a state of supreme happiness

Canonizationnoun

(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints

Beatificationnoun

the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy

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Beatificationnoun

(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