beatitude
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1. one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | expression, locution, saying, |
| definition | : | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | sermon on the mount, |
| definition | : | the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49) (noun.communication) |
2. a state of supreme happiness (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | felicity, happiness, |
| definition | : | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | enlightenment, nirvana, |
| definition | : | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | make blessedly happy (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | blessed, |
| definition | : | characterized by happiness and good fortune (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | make blessedly happy (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | blessed, |
| definition | : | characterized by happiness and good fortune (adj.all) |
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