(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), Example:her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'

blessedness

(n) a state of supreme happiness, Syn. beatitude, beatification

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Beatitude

n. [ L. beatitudo: cf. F. béatitude. See Beatify. ] 1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (R. C. Ch.) Beatification. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Blessedness; felicity; happiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

至福

[しふく, shifuku] (n, adj-no) beatitude; supreme bliss

八福

[はちふく, hachifuku] (n) the Beatitudes

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

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