beatitude

[ bee-at-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ biˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

noun

supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
(often initial capital letter) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.

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Origin of beatitude

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin beātitūdō perfect happiness, equivalent to beāti- (see beatific) + -tūdō -tude

Words nearby beatitude

beatification, beatify, beatinest, beating, beating-up, beatitude, beatitudes, beatles, beatnik, beatniks, beaton
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Words related to beatitudes

peace, ecstasy, felicity, bliss, serenity, happiness

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British Dictionary definitions for beatitudes (1 of 2)

beatitude
/ (bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

supreme blessedness or happiness
an honorific title of the Eastern Christian Church, applied to those of patriarchal rank

Word Origin for beatitude

C15: from Latin beātitūdō, from beātus blessed; see beatific

British Dictionary definitions for beatitudes (2 of 2)

Beatitude
/ (bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

New Testament any of eight distinctive sayings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–11) in which he declares that the poor, the meek, those that mourn, the merciful, the peacemakers, the pure of heart, those that thirst for justice, and those that are persecuted will, in various ways, receive the blessings of heaven
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Cultural definitions for beatitudes

Beatitudes
[ (bee-at-uh-toohdz, bee-at-uh-tyoohdz) ]

Eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. The word is from the Latin beatus, meaning “blessed,” and each of the Beatitudes begins with the word blessed. They include “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth” and “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”

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