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.

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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 forms

be·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 beatifically

Often Beth would smile so beatifically that her mother thought she must be thinking of angels and heaven.
A Little Florida Lady|Dorothy C. Paine
Did you ever see anything so beatifically happy as that couple are?
Miss Billy's Decision|Eleanor H. Porter
He righted himself, looked astonished, then beatifically self-approving.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
The miner's daughter was so beatifically happy that the girls found a new and most satisfying thrill in her enjoyment.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope

Beatifically he breathed whiskied breath at me as he stared in unsteady surprise.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott

British Dictionary definitions for beatifically

beatific

/ (ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk) /

adjective

displaying great happiness, calmness, etca beatific smile

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

Derived Forms

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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