beatitude

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See also: béatitude

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

beatitude (countable and uncountable, plural beatitudes)

  1. (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.
  2. 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).
    Synonym: makarism
  3. (gaming) The state of an item being cursed, blessed, or neither.

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