beatitude

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /biːˈætɪtjuːd/
  • (US) IPA: /biˈætɪtud/
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Noun[edit]

beatitude (plural beatitudes)

  1. (uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
  2. Any one 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).

Translations[edit]

supreme, utmost bliss and happiness
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