| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,514,283,544 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
beatification |
Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.07 sec. |
beatificationIn the Catholic Church, the first step towards canonization. Persons who have been beatified can be prayed to, and the title ‘Blessed’ can be put before their names. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
The world today and especially young people have the increasing need of the fascinating lives of the saints and blesseds. The program likes to stay in touch--there are a lot of Hard Working Blesseds [job seeking customer] out there, but it's absolutely impossible. Pope John Paul II, in his 19-year pontificate, has done much to open up the process of canonization and, by relaxing some requirements, he has contributed to a remarkable proliferation of new saints and blesseds, many from parts of the world that had been previously overlooked by the church. |
| Hutchinson Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|
