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beatificbea‧tif‧ic /ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk◂/ adjective beatificOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin beatificus ‘making happy’, from beatus ‘blessed, happy’ - Black smokers, they were called, for not far away lay a beatific version of these vents.
- She had an almost beatific expression on her pretty face.
- Short of the beatific vision, to what can theological exploration point?
- The corridor walls are covered in photographs; barrel-bellied women with scrunched-up faces strain to deliver, post-birth beatific smiles radiate satisfaction.
- They have facts, figures, glossy brochures, glossy lawyers and beatific smiles.
a beatific look, smile etc shows great peace and happiness—beatifically /-kli/ adverb |