beata

noun

be·​a·​ta

bā-ˈä-tə,

-ä-(ˌ)tä sometimes bē-ˈā-tə

plural beatae

bā-ˈä-(ˌ)tā sometimes bē-ˈā-(ˌ)tē,

-ˌtī

also beatas

Roman Catholic Church

: a woman or girl who has been beatified

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from feminine of beatus happy

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