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Beatitude

//biːˈætɪtjuːd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness. uncountable

    "Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face."

  2. 2
    one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with ‘beatus’ (blessed) wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a state of supreme happiness wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”).

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