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beatitude (bee AT uh tood", bee AT uh tyood") (s) (noun), beatitudes (pl)
1. Extreme blessedness, happiness, and serenity: After the wedding services in the church, Jane and Matt felt a beatitude of joy.

The Beatitudes are the opening sentences of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount which begin with "Blessed"; as, "Blessed are the poor in spirit."

2. Etymology: from Latin beatitudo "perfect happiness" and from beatus, "blessed" + -tude, "quality, condition of".
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beatitude (s) (noun), beatitudes (pl)
Supreme happiness, great joy, and blessedness.
Perfect bliss and happiness.
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