First Known Use: 15th century
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beatitude
noun be·at·i·tude \bē-ˈa-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\
Definition of BEATITUDE
1
a : a state of utmost bliss b —used as a title for a primate especially of an Eastern church
2
: any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–11) beginning in the Authorized Version “Blessed are”
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Origin of BEATITUDE
Latin beatitudo, from beatus
Related to BEATITUDE
- Synonyms
- happiness, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, felicity, gladness, joy, warm fuzzies
- Antonyms
- calamity, ill-being, misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness
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