Meaning

2 senses

  1. (uncountable)Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.

    Glückseligkeit

    блаже́нствоblažénstvo, раюва́нняrajuvánnja

    a state of supreme happiness

  2. (countable, uncountable)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).

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The priest recited the beatitudes in his sermon.

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  2. Beatitude is superadded to nature.

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  3. My favorite beatitude is "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God."

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Translations

5 languages
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supreme, utmost bliss and happiness:
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supreme, utmost bliss and happiness:

Origin

From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitū

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

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Forms

plural: beatitudes
Singularbeatitude
Pluralbeatitudes

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
makarism
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beatB1beaterbeatingbeatnikbeaubeautician
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