bēˈad.ə̇ˌtüd, -ˈatə̇ˌ-, -ə̇.ˌtyüd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin beatitudo, from beatus happy + -tudo -tude
1. : the quality or state of being blessed : consummate bliss
2. : transcendent happiness
3. : a declaration of a specific condition for being blessed or gaining a kind of bliss
4. : beatification
5. : a patriarch in either the Eastern or Western Orthodox Church : the head of any of certain autocephalous Eastern churches — used mostly as a title
his beatitude the Patriarch
Synonyms: see happiness