beatification

As nouns the difference between veneration and beatification

is that veneration is veneration while beatification is the act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the roman catholic 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.

As a noun beatification

is the act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic 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.

As an adjective canonized is

made part of the canon, made official.

As a verb canonized is

past tense of canonize.

As nouns the difference between beautification and beatification

is that beautification is making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something while beatification is the act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic 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.

As nouns the difference between beatification and postulator

is that beatification is the act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the roman catholic 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 while postulator is a person who postulates something as the basis of an argument.