n.
Pronunciation: b ē - ' a-t ə - ˌ tüd, - ˌ tyüd
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin beatitudo, from beatus
Date: 15th century
1 a : a state of utmost bliss b ― used as a title for a primate especially of an Eastern church
2 : any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:3-11) beginning in the AV “ Blessed are ”