beatific

[ bee-uh-tif-ik ]
/ ˌbi əˈtɪf ɪk /
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adjective

bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
blissful; saintly: a beatific smile.

Origin of beatific

1630–40; (< F) < Late Latin beātificus making happy, equivalent to beāt(us) (past participle of beāre; be- bless + -āt(us) -ate1) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

OTHER WORDS FROM beatific

be·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb non·be·a·tif·ic, adjective non·be·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby beatific

beaten, beaten biscuit, beaten track, beatenest, beater, beatific, beatification, beatify, beatinest, beating, beating-up

Words related to beatifically

willingly, warmly, cordially, freely, heartily, readily, cheerfully, cheerily, enthusiastically, gratefully, gleefully, gaily, lovingly, merrily, passionately, pleasantly, sweetly, zealously, acquiescently, ardently

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British Dictionary definitions for beatifically

beatific
/ (ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk) /

adjective

displaying great happiness, calmness, etc a beatific smile
of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness

Derived forms of beatific

beatifically, adverb

Word Origin for beatific

C17: from Late Latin beātificus, from Latin beātus, from beāre to bless + facere to make