(n.) 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.

aggrandizement apotheosis ascent assumption beatitude bewitchment blessedness blessing bliss blissfulness canonization cheer cheerfulness cloud nine consecration dedication deification delectation delight devotion dignification ecstasy ecstatics elation elevation enchantment ennoblement enshrinement enthronement erection escalation exaltation exhilaration exuberance felicity gaiety gladness glee glorification grace hallowing happiness heaven height high spirits immortalization intoxication joy joyance joyfulness justification justification by works lifting magnification overhappiness overjoyfulness paradise purification raising rapture ravishment rearing sainthood sainting sanctification setting apart seventh heaven state of grace sunshine sursum corda transport unalloyed happiness upbuoying upcast upheaval uplift uplifting upping uprearing upthrow upthrust