Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Beatification \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
   b['e]atification.]
   The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp.,
   in the R. C. 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. ``The beatification of
   his spirit.'' --Jer. Taylor.

Source : WordNet®

beatification
     n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: {blessedness}, {beatitude}]
     2: the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely
        happy
     3: (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