beatific

First recorded in1630–40; from French, from Late Latin beātificus “making happy,” equivalent to beāt(us) (past participle of beāre “to bless”) + -i- + -ficus; see -ate¹, -i-, -fic

OTHER WORDS FROM beatific

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

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How to use beatific in a sentence

A beatific newly minted millionaire named Steve Jobs explained how a personal computer was like a bicycle for the mind.
Where computing might go next|Margaret O’Mara|October 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
While most of those atomic-age monsters weren’t human, increasingly, fears of modernization and disturbing scenes of suburbia — of idyllic towns and beatific children who are just a little too idyllic and beatific — crept into many films.
The horror century|Aja Romano|October 25, 2021|Vox
Gibson weaves voice memos from friends and Instagram soundbites into beatific house beats, creating both a deep intimacy and a party soundtrack that begs to be spun at newly reopened nightclubs.
The Best Albums of 2021 So Far|Raisa Bruner|May 27, 2021|Time
Young was on the side of the hall, hugging bystanders, including Bob Vander Plaats, with a near beatific smile on his face.
The Bizarro World Of Iowa’s GOP Convention|Ben Jacobs|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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
He caught a gleam of the Beatific Vision, or woke screaming from dreams of everlasting fire.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
Under the old covenant one only saw the glory; now the beatific vision is open to all.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
How absorbed with beatific devotion appears to be the worshipper at its consecrated altars!
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
Her excitement had in a measure kept her warm during the few minutes' adventure; but that beatific interval was over.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
They are relieved of the load of thought; and their nature can lull itself in beatific nothings on the soft pillow of platitude.
The Aesthetical Essays|Friedrich Schiller

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 forms of beatific

beatifically, adverb

Word Origin for beatific

C17: from Late Latin beātificus, from Latin beātus, from beāre to bless + facere to make

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