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Meaning of BEATIFIC

Pronunciation:  `beeu'tifik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
  2. [adj]  experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace"
 
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 Synonyms: angelic, angelical, good, joyful, sainted, saintlike, saintly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Be`a*tif"ic\, Beatifical \Be`a*tif"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
b['e]atifique, L. beatificus. See {Beatify}.]
Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment;
blissful. ``The beatific vision.'' --South. --
{Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly}, adv.
 

 

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