Meaning of BEATITUDE
| Pronunciation: | | bee'atu`tood
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- [n] 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'"
- [n] a state of supreme happiness
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| | Synonyms: | | beatification, blessedness |
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| | See Also: | | expression, felicity, happiness, locution, nirvana, saying, Sermon on the Mount | |
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| | Definition: | | Beatitude
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| | Definition: | | \Be*at"i*tude\, n. [L. beatitudo: cf. F. b['e]atitude.
See {Beatify}.]
1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
2. 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. (R. C. Ch.) Beatification. --Milman.
Syn: Blessedness; felicity; happiness.
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