English noun: beatitude | |||
1. | beatitude (state) a state of supreme happiness | ||
Synonyms | beatification, blessedness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | felicity, happiness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enlightenment, nirvana | ||
2. | Beatitude (communication) one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed) | ||
Samples | Her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
Part meronym | Sermon on the Mount | ||