1. declaring (a deceased person) to be blessed and worthy of public religious veneration as the first step toward sainthood
Usage: Catholic Church
2. making blissfully happy or blessed
Usage: formal

Examples

• The Pope is beatifying the missionary next month.
• The Catholic Church spent years beatifying Mother Teresa.
• The ceremony beatifying the martyrs drew thousands of pilgrims.
• Her beatifying smile brought peace to everyone around her.
• The sunset had a beatifying effect on the landscape.
• The music seemed beatifying to the troubled souls in the audience.