beatitude Definition
be·ati·tude (bē at′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)
noun
perfect blessedness or happiness
Etymology: LME < MFr béatitude or ML(Ec) beatitudo, happiness, beatitude < LL(Ec) < L, happiness < beatus: see bonus
beatitude Idioms
the Beatitudes
the pronouncements in the Sermon on the Mount, which begin “Blessed are the poor in spirit”: Matt. 5:3-12
beatitude Synonyms
beatitude Usage Examples
Preposition: of
mercy: It may have been simply that it was the number of the beatitude of mercy but there may have been some other significance.
Converse of object
- give: Luke gives the same beatitude as Matthew but phrases it differently: Blessed be ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
- call: We are told in Acts 20.35 in what is called the 10th beatitude: " It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Adjective modifier
- first: Christ's first beatitude is to the poor in spirit.
- fourth: Fourth Beatitude The others, however, demand a more active behavior.
- third: Third Beatitude, end of verse 21, " Blessed are you who weep now for you shall laugh.
- eternal: Bliss: ( Anglo-Saxon: blithe, happy ) Intense gladness; the perfect happiness of heaven; eternal beatitude.
- sixth: And that becomes obvious, they say, when one looks at the fifth and sixth Beatitudes.
- such: All of our actions are to be directed toward such beatitude.
Modifies a noun
attitude: Very simple, look for a Beatitude attitude, that's the evidence of an internal transformation.
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