beatitude
See also: béatitude
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /biːˈætɪtjuːd/
Audio (Received Pronunciation): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /biˈætɪtud/
Audio (General American): (file) - Hyphenation: be‧a‧ti‧tude
Noun
editbeatitude (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
editsupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
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