| 单词 | beatitude |
| 释义 | beatitude (once / 11343 pages) n If you're extraordinarily happy, you might describe what you're feeling as beatitude. The noun beatitude refers to a state of great joy. Being blessed, or at least feeling blessed, is often linked to beatitude. Beatitude inherited its blessedness from the Latin word beatus, meaning both "happy" and "blessed." In the Bible, the Beatitudes are a series of eight blessings, such as "Blessed are those poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven." And in 1958 writer Jack Kerouac coined the term "The Beat Generation" because he felt its members were seeking beatitude. WORD FAMILYbeatitude: beatitudes USAGE EXAMPLESSo from this mother to her son, here are three beatitudes for the workplace: Washington Post(Jun 03, 2016) This is very much in the spirit of Jesus’ beatitude that “it is more blessed to give than to receive.” Washington Post(Feb 05, 2016) This was a Sermon on the Mount moment, wherein the beatitudes of a new era were laid down. Slate(May 01, 2015) n a state of supreme happiness Syn|Hypo|Hyper beatification, blessedness enlightenment, nirvana (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness felicity, happiness state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy Beatitude (once / 49871 pages) n WORD FAMILY Beatitude: Beatitudes USAGE EXAMPLES“Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized, and show them their closeness,” ran another of the pope’s new Beatitudes. Wall Street Journal(Nov 01, 2016) It is also the source of the knowledge and wisdom that Straub has condensed into a series of secular Beatitudes. Washington Post(Mar 15, 2016) “Little Red’s Tango,” for example, is written like a faux gospel, with lists of “Beatitudes” attributed to the title character. Washington Times(Feb 16, 2016) 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' Hyper expression, locution, saying a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
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