Beatitude
(noun) one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with âbeatusâ (blessed); âher favorite Beatitude is âBlessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earthââ
blessedness, beatitude, beatification
(noun) a state of supreme happiness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
beatitude (plural beatitudes)
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3â12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).
Source: Wiktionary
Be*at"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. beatitudo: cf. F. béatitude. See Beatify.]
1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
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.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: Beatification. Milman.
Syn.
– Blessedness; felicity; happiness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; âowls have nocturnal habitsâ; âshe had a habit twirling the ends of her hairâ; âlong use had hardened him to itâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
