Beatitude
/biːˈætɪtjuːd/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness. uncountable
"Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face."
- 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 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 a state of supreme happiness wordnet
Example
More examples"My favorite beatitude is "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.""
Etymology
From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”).