BEATITUDE
\biːˈatɪtjˌuːd], \biːˈatɪtjˌuːd], \b_iː__ˈa_t_ɪ_t_j_ˌuː_d]\
Definitions of BEATITUDE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a state of supreme happiness
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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 `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
By Princeton University
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a state of supreme happiness
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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 `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.
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Beatification.
By Oddity Software
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Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.
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Beatification.
By Noah Webster.
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Heavenly happiness, or happiness of the highest kind:-pl. sayings of Christ in Matt. v., declaring the possessors of certain virtues to be blessed.
By Daniel Lyons
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Supreme blessedness; a declaration of blessedness, as in Matt. v, 3 - 11.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] Felicity of the highest kind ; heavenly bliss ;-the declaration of blessedness made by our Savior in regard to particular virtues.
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Blessness, felicity, happiness; a declaration of blessedness made by our Saviour to particular virtues.
By Thomas Sheridan