Beatification /(bē̇*ăt`ĭ*fĭ*kā"shŭn)/

Be·at·i·fi·ca·tion

Beatification

n.
  1. 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.