Definitions for beatitude
biˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyudbeat·i·tude

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. blessedness, beatitude, beatificationnoun

   a state of supreme happiness

2. Beatitudenoun

   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'"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. beatitudenoun

   Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.

2. beatitudenoun

   Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).

3. Etymology: From béatitude, from beatitudo, from beatus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beatitudenoun

   Etymology: beatitudo, Lat.

   1. Blessedness; felicity; happiness: commonly used of the joys of heaven.

   The end of that government, and of all man’s aims, is agreed to be beatitude, that is, his being completely well. Digby.

   This is the image and little representation of heaven; it is beatitude in picture. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   He set out the felicity of his heaven, by the delights of sense; slightly passing over the accomplishment of the soul, and the beatitude of that part which earth and visibilities too weakly affect. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i. c. 2.

   2. A declaration of blessedness made by our Saviour to particular virtues.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beatitude

   The Beatitudes are sayings attributed to Jesus, and in particular eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and four in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings. Each is a proverb-like proclamation, without narrative. In the Latin Vulgate, each of these blessings begins with the word beātī, which translates to "happy", "rich", or "blessed" (plural adjective). The corresponding word in the original Greek is μακάριοι (makarioi), with the same meanings. Thus "Blessed are the poor in spirit" appears in Latin as beātī pauperēs spīritū. The Latin noun beātitūdō was coined by Cicero to describe a state of blessedness and was later incorporated within the chapter headings written for Matthew 5 in various printed versions of the Vulgate. Subsequently, the word was anglicized to beatytudes in the Great Bible of 1540, and has, over time, taken on a preferred spelling of beatitudes. While opinions may vary as to exactly how many distinct statements into which the Beatitudes should be divided (ranging from eight to ten), most scholars consider them to be only eight. These eight of Matthew follow a simple pattern: Jesus names a group of people normally thought to be unfortunate and pronounces them blessed.

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1. beatitude

   Beatitude is a state of supreme happiness, blessedness, or inner joy. It is often used in a spiritual or religious context, denoting the highest form of bliss or a profound sense of divine connection. The term is also used to refer to a series of declarations about blessedness made by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament of the Bible.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beatitudenoun

   felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss

2. Beatitudenoun

   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. Beatitudenoun

   beatification

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Beatitude

   bē-at′i-tūd, n. heavenly happiness, or happiness of the highest kind: (pl.) sayings of Christ in Matt. v., declaring the possessors of certain virtues to be blessed. [L. beatitudo—beatus, blessed.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beatitude in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beatitude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=beatitude
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Beatitude
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=beatitude
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitude
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatitude
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=beatitude
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=beatitude