beatitude
pronunciation
How to pronounce beatitude in British English:
UK [biˈætɪtju:d]
How to pronounce beatitude in American English:
US [biˈætɪtud]
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- Noun:
- a state of supreme happiness
Word Origin
- beatitude (n.)
- early 15c., "supreme happiness," from Middle French béatitude (15c.) and directly from Latin beatitudinem (nominative beatitudo) "state of blessedness," from past participle stem of beare "make happy" (see bene-). As "a declaration of blessedness" (usually plural, beatitudes, especially in reference to the Sermon on the Mount) it is attested from 1520s.
Example
- 1. Don 't let beatitude too continued .
- 2. Every man has an innate desire for perfect beatitude .
- 3. Now let my beatitude sing inancillary my dream .
- 4. Her favorite beatitude is ` blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the .
- 5. His beatitude jonah archbishop of washington , metropolitan of all america and canada .