BEATITUDE


Meaning of BEATITUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bē-ˈa-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd ]

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 (Matthew 5:3-11) beginning in the Authorized Version “Blessed are”

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.