Definition of Beatetude

Definition of Beatetude

Be*at"i*tude (&?;), n. [L. beatitudo: cf. F. béatitude. 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

supreme, utmost bliss and happiness
any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3-12, each beginning as "Blessed are.... "

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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