beatific

[ bee-uh-tif-ik ]

/ ˌbi əˈtɪf ɪk /

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adjective

bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.

blissful; saintly: a beatific smile.

Nearby words

beaten, beaten biscuit, beaten track, beatenest, beater, beatific, beatification, beatify, beatinest, beating, beating-up

Origin of beatific

1630–40; (< F) < Late Latin beātificus making happy, equivalent to beāt(us) (past participle of beāre; be- bless + -āt(us) -ate¹) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

SYNONYMS FOR beatific

2 serene, exalted, angelic, rapturous.

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Related formsbe·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·be·a·tif·ic, adjectivenon·be·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for beatific

Here, some reluctant participants at a family reunion are transformed in a beatific bunch by a ride in the Caravan.
Lousy Marketing—Not Lousy Cars—Killed Detroit|Adam Hanft|November 24, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Clearly bewildered by the proceedings, she had a beatific smile, delighted that everyone was making a fuss over her.
The Baby Monitor Diaries|Christopher Mason|November 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
It seems such a shame to break up the beatific state you are usually in when asleep.
Back at School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
He was wearing an expression of beatific patience; he would have made a fine study for a picture of the martyr at the stake.
The Deluge|David Graham Phillips

His head and unwrinkled face were clean-shaven; a beatific smile played about his lips.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Sabine gazed on the kneeling form as at some beatific vision, and gently laid her other hand on his shoulder.
Debit and Credit|Gustav Freytag
Kirby came to their sentry post, his arms full, a beatific smile on his face.
Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton

British Dictionary definitions for beatific

beatific

/ (ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk) /

adjective

displaying great happiness, calmness, etca beatific smile

of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness

Derived Formsbeatifically, adverb

Word Origin for beatific

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

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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