beatitude

noun

bē-ˈa-tə-ˌtüd How to pronounce beatitude (audio)
Definition of beatitudenext
as in joy
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment not from earthly riches but from the milk of human kindness comes true beatitude

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Recent Examples of beatitude This is a book in which many of the characters are seeking something like God, a kind of existential beatitude. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Beatrice was the love that fuelled his poems, which only became more spiritual after her death, when her very name—which suggests beatitude—becomes for him a form of prayer. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Ruth knew the community said the same thing—anyone reading the New Testament out loud said the same thing—and were dutiful in concern for all those implicated in both beatitudes and the Civil Rights Act. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025 The Gospel's beatitudes—blessed are the meek, the merciful, and the peacemakers—stand in stark opposition to the movement's rhetoric of anger and grievance. — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 God must possess perfect beatitude, perfect happiness and perfect well-being. — Helen De Cruz, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatitude
  1. joy
  2. happiness
  3. bliss
Noun
  • Choose one small goal, keep it affordable, and let joy build through action.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Thank you for the memories, the friendship, and for bringing joy to generations of fans.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of joy
Noun
  • Research has even found a positive relationship between higher income and reported happiness.
    — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Being single again felt like a step backward, further away than ever from happiness.
    — Andrea Javor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • And between now and then, thinking back to the bliss of your stay, with all of its special touches, exemplary food, and nearly clairvoyant service.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Lauren Cohan reacts to the big smooch, and if this means romantic bliss for Maggie moving forward.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bliss

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