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The term "beatify" has been used in literature to convey the idea of conferring divine grace or sanctity, often in a manner that underscores the distinction between human accomplishment and divine intervention. For instance, in "The City of God, Volume I," Saint Augustine employs the term to emphasize that the act of bestowing true blessedness is an exclusively divine prerogative, one which only God can impart to angels, thereby setting apart the sacred from the mundane [1].
  1. He does also many things through angels; but only from Himself does He beatify angels.
    — from The City of God, Volume I by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine

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