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beatific

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. beatific (adjective)
  2. beatific vision (noun)

be·atif·ic

adj \ˌbē-ə-ˈti-fik\

Definition of BEATIFIC

1
: of, possessing, or imparting beatitude
2
: having a blissful appearance <a beatific smile>
— be·atif·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of BEATIFIC

Latin beatificus making happy, from beatus happy, from past participle of beare to bless; perhaps akin to Latin bonus good — more at bounty
First Known Use: 1649

Rhymes with BEATIFIC

anaglyphic, calorific, colorific, felicific, frigorific, hieroglyphic, honorific, scientific, soporific, South Pacific, sudorific, tenebrific

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