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be·at·i·tude
\bēˈad.ə̇ˌtüd, -ˈatə̇ˌ-, -ə̇.ˌtyüd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin beatitudo, from beatus happy + -tudo -tude
1. : the quality or state of being blessed : consummate bliss
2. : transcendent happiness
3. : a declaration of a specific condition for being blessed or gaining a kind of bliss
4. : beatification
5. : a patriarch in either the Eastern or Western Orthodox Church : the head of any of certain autocephalous Eastern churches — used mostly as a title
< his beatitude the Patriarch >
Synonyms: see happiness |