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beatitude Definition

be·ati·tude (bē atə 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

n.

bliss, delight, joy, blessedness; see happiness 2.

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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