beatified
Made officially holy
Beatified describes someone who has been officially declared blessed by the Catholic Church—the step before full sainthood.
The Pope beatifies a deceased person after verifying miracles attributed to their intercession: Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003.
Outside religious contexts, beatified can describe anyone treated with exaggerated reverence: the beatified founder of the company.
Made sacred through blessing
- holyDedicated to the divine
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- pietySincere religious devotion
sanctity · salvation · transcendence · divine · purity · redemption · heavenly · glorified
Declared officially holy
- sainthoodState of being canonized
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- miraclesSupernatural extraordinary events
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
halo · intercession · patron · hagiography · Vatican · pope · venerable · blessed
sanctified
Made sacred through blessing
piety · sanctity · salvation · transcendence · divine · purity · redemption · heavenly · glorified · celestial
canonized
Declared officially holy
- sainthoodState of being canonized
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- miraclesSupernatural extraordinary events
relics · halo · intercession · patron · hagiography · Vatican · pope · venerable · blessed · decree
revered
Deeply respected, admired
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- veneratedRegarded with profound respect
admired · exalted · celebrated · acclaimed · extolled · cherished · lauded · respected · adored
shrine
Sacred devotional place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
faithful · altar · prayers · candles · feast day · liturgy · reliquary · icon · commemoration · invocation
beatifieddamned
Condemned to hell
cursed · condemned · excommunicated · anathematized · unholy