Beatitude

UK: 'beatitude', 'Beatitude': /bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd/

US: (bē at′i to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′)

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Beatitude / bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd/ noun

1. 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

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be•at•i•tude  (bē at′i to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′), n. 

1. supreme blessedness;
   exalted happiness.
2. Bible (often cap.) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.

• Latin beātitūdō perfect happiness, equivalent. to beāti- (see beatific) + -tūdō -tude
• late Middle English 1375–1425

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beatitude / bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd/ noun

1. supreme blessedness or happiness
2. an honorific title of the Eastern Christian Church, applied to those of patriarchal rank

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin beātitūdō, from beātus blessed; see beatific