单词 | beatitude |
释义 | beatitude[ bee-at-i-tood, -tyood ] / biˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beatitude ON THESAURUS.COM nounsupreme blessedness; exalted happiness. (often initial capital letter) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Origin of beatitude1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin beātitūdō perfect happiness, equivalent to beāti- (see beatific) + -tūdō-tude Words nearby beatitudebeatinest, beating, beating-up, beat into one's head, beat it, beatitude, Beatitudes, Beatles, beat man, beatnik, beatniks Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beatitudeBritish Dictionary definitions for beatitude (1 of 2)beatitude / (bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd) / nounsupreme blessedness or happiness an honorific title of the Eastern Christian Church, applied to those of patriarchal rank Word Origin for beatitudeC15: from Latin beātitūdō, from beātus blessed; see beatific British Dictionary definitions for beatitude (2 of 2)Beatitude / (bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd) / nounNew Testament any of eight distinctive sayings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–11) in which he declares that the poor, the meek, those that mourn, the merciful, the peacemakers, the pure of heart, those that thirst for justice, and those that are persecuted will, in various ways, receive the blessings of heaven Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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