Meanings
plural beatitudes
- uncountableSupreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face.
1887, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet”, in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock & Co., part I (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., […]), chapter VI (Tobias Gregson shows What He Can Do), page 37Synonyms: macarism
- countableuncountableAny of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSupreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
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Origin
- Latinbeātitūdō“happiness, blessedness”
- Middle Frenchbéatitude
- Middle Englishbeatitude
- Englishbeatitude
From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō (“happiness, blessedness”), from beātus (“happy, blessed”).
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Bulgarian блаженство
- блаженство (blaženstvo)supreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Dutch gelukzaligheid
- gelukzaligheidsupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Finnish autuus
- autuussupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
French béatitude
- béatitudesupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
German Glückseligkeit
- Glückseligkeitsupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Hungarian boldogság
- boldogságsupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Irish beannaitheacht
- beannaitheachtsupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Italian beatitudine
- beatitudinesupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Persian رستگاری
- رستگاریsupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Polish błogosławieństwo
- błogosławieństwosupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Romanian beatitudine
- beatitudinesupreme, utmost bliss and happiness
Ukrainian блаже́нство, раюва́ння
- блаже́нство (blažénstvo)supreme, utmost bliss and happiness
- раюва́ння (rajuvánnja)supreme, utmost bliss and happiness
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beatitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatitude
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