beatific
[bee-uh-tif-ik]
- bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
- blissful; saintly: a beatific smile.
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Origin of beatific
Synonyms
See more synonyms for beatific on Thesaurus.com2. serene, exalted, angelic, rapturous.
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Examples from the Web for beatific
Contemporary Examples
Here, some reluctant participants at a family reunion are transformed in a beatific bunch by a ride in the Caravan.
Clearly bewildered by the proceedings, she had a beatific smile, delighted that everyone was making a fuss over her.
Historical Examples
“Idleness does not pay in this country, Lorimer,” he said, with a beatific air.
Lorimer of the NorthwestHarold Bindloss
Joe sampled it with a beatific expression, and turned to Nils.
A Collection of Stories, Reviews and EssaysWilla Cather
Meanwhile he stood in the doorway with a beatific smile; this did him good.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2Roald Amundsen
I was met with a beatific smile from Mrs. Jim, who was peeling potatoes at the sink.
Rebel womenEvelyn Sharp
And thus he missed the whole meaning of the beatific vision.
Faces in the FireFrank W. Boreham
beatific
- displaying great happiness, calmness, etca beatific smile
- of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness
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Word Origin
C17: from Late Latin beātificus, from Latin beātus, from beāre to bless + facere to make
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Word Origin and History for beatific
adj.
1630s, from French béatifique or directly from Late Latin beatificus, from Latin beatus "blessed" (see beatify). Related: Beatifical (c. 1600); beatifically.
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