beatific
pronunciation
How to pronounce beatific in British English:
UK [ˌbi:əˈtɪfɪk]
How to pronounce beatific in American English:
US [ˌbiəˈtɪfɪk]
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- Adjective:
- experiencing or bestowing celestial joy
- marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
Word Origin
- beatific (adj.)
- 1630s, from French béatifique or directly from Late Latin beatificus, from Latin beatus "blessed, happy," past participle of beare "make happy, bless" (see beatitude). Related: Beatifical (c. 1600); beatifically.
Example
- 1. Isn 't your family beatific ? She is a qualified mother .
- 2. Is the music beatific there ?
- 3. But one thing could disturb this beatific vision .
- 4. Maintain a beatific momentum of growth in the national economy .
- 5. The beatific vision is a mystery .