beatitude
[ bee-at-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ biˈæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
(often initial capital letter)
any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
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British Dictionary definitions for beatitudes (1 of 2)
beatitude
/ (bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
supreme blessedness or happiness
an honorific title of the Eastern Christian Church, applied to those of patriarchal rank
Word Origin for beatitude
C15: from Latin
beātitūdō, from
beātus blessed; see
beatific
British Dictionary definitions for beatitudes (2 of 2)
Beatitude
/ (bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
New 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
Cultural definitions for beatitudes
Beatitudes
[ (bee-at-uh-toohdz, bee-at-uh-tyoohdz) ]
Eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. The word is from the Latin beatus, meaning “blessed,” and each of the Beatitudes begins with the word blessed. They include “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth” and “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”