0 the formal announcement in the Roman Catholic Church that someone who is dead has lived a holy life, usually as the first stage of making that person a saint:
Beatification of the two martyrs can lead to their canonization as saints.
Mother Teresa was on the fast track to recognition of her sainthood, with beatification the first step.
The editorial said a statue of Adams would be the political equivalent of beatification.
His latest film convinced producers that this actor is ready for cinematic beatification.
The Pope took the unprecedented step of scrapping the traditional five-year waiting period for beatification.
Pope John Paul II presided over the beatification ceremony at St Peter's Square.
This weekend, the beatification of the singer Nico continues with a tribute concert at London's South Bank.