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English
Etymology
From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
beatitude (plural beatitudes)
- (uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, part 1, chapter 6:Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face.
- 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).
- Synonym: makarism
Translations
supreme, utmost bliss and happiness