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beatitude

bea·ti·tude

UK/biːˈætɪtjuːd/ US/biˈætɪtud/ uncommon

noun

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one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus'' (blessed)

  • “her favorite Beatitude is”
  • “'”

Origin

From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”).

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