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1. (n.) beatitude
supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
2. beatitude
(often cap.) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L beātitūdō perfect happiness =beāti- (see beatific ) +-tūdō-tude)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) blessedness, beatitude, beatification
a state of supreme happiness
2. (noun) Beatitude
one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)
"her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Beatitude
felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss
2. (noun) Beatitude
any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues
3. (noun) Beatitude
beatification
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Beatitude
A rare and evanescent mental state caused by the reception of money that one has not earned. Synonyms: Windfall, remittance.
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