beatitude
[ bee-at-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ biˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun
supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
(often initial capital letter) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
Nearby words
beatification, beatify, beatinest, beating, beating-up, beatitude, beatitudes, beatlemania, beatles, beatles, the, beatnik
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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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Word Origin and History for beatitudes
beatitude
early 15c., "supreme happiness," from Middle French béatitude (15c.) and directly from Latin beatitudinem (nominative beatitudo) "state of blessedness," from past participle stem of beare "make happy," related to bene-. As "a declaration of blessedness" (usually plural, beatitudes, especially in reference to the Sermon on the Mount) it is attested from 1520s.
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Culture 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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