beatific

[ bee-uh-tif-ik ]
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adjective
  1. bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.

  2. blissful; saintly: a beatific smile.

Origin of beatific

1
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 for beatific

Other words from beatific

  • be·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·be·a·tif·ic, adjective
  • non·be·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use beatific in a sentence

  • The miner's daughter was so beatifically happy that the girls found a new and most satisfying thrill in her enjoyment.

  • Did you ever see anything so beatifically happy as that couple are?

    Miss Billy's Decision | Eleanor H. Porter
  • Here she bestowed such an approving smile upon her comrade that he flushed and smiled beatifically.

    The Brass Bound Box | Evelyn Raymond
  • She smiled beatifically as she wrung Mrs. Noxon's hand and perjured herself like a parting guest.

    We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for beatific

beatific

/ (ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk) /


adjective
  1. displaying great happiness, calmness, etc: a beatific smile

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

Origin of beatific

1
C17: from Late Latin beātificus, from Latin beātus, from beāre to bless + facere to make

Derived forms of beatific

  • beatifically, adverb

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