beatific

The definition of beatific is anything which displays absolute happiness or is anyone who looks extremely happy.

(adjective)

  1. An example of something beatific is true love.
  2. An example of someone beatific is a smiling and laughing baby.

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See beatific in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. making blissful or blessed
  2. showing happiness or delight; blissful: a beatific smile

Origin: ME < ML(Ec) beatificus < LL(Ec) beatificare: see beatify

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See beatific in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness: a beatific smile.

Origin:

Origin: Latin beātificus

Origin: : beātus, happy (from past participle of beāre, to bless; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + -ficus, -fic

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  • beˌa·tifˈi·cal·ly adverb

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