beatitude

Noun	1.	beatitude - a state of supreme happiness beatification, blessedness happiness, felicity - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy Nirvana, enlightenment - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
	2.	Beatitude - one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'" locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" Sermon on the Mount - the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)

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