beatitude

be·at·i·tude

noun \bē-ˈa-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of BEATITUDE

1

a : a state of utmost bliss

b —used as a title for a primate especially of an Eastern church

2

: any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–11) beginning in the Authorized Version “Blessed are”

Examples of BEATITUDE

1. <not from earthly riches but from the milk of human kindness comes true beatitude>

Origin of BEATITUDE

Latin beatitudo, from beatus

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to BEATITUDE

Synonyms

happiness, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, felicity, gladness, joy, warm fuzzies

Antonyms

calamity, ill-being, misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness

Related Words

elatedness, elation, exhilaration, exultation, high, intoxication; ecstasy, euphoria, glory, heaven, nirvana, paradise, rapture, rapturousness, ravishment, seventh heaven, transport; delectation, delight, enjoyment, pleasure; cheer, cheerfulness, comfort, exuberance, gaiety (also gayety), gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, jocundity, jollity, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness, merriness, mirth; content, contentedness, gratification, satisfaction, triumph

Near Antonyms

agony, anguish, desolation, joylessness, sorrow, sufferance, woe, woefulness; blues, cheerlessness, dejection, depression, desolateness, despondency, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, gloom, gloominess, melancholy, mournfulness, plaintiveness; Gehenna, hell, purgatory

Other Forms of Address Terms

appellation, brethren, emeritus, esquire, sire, sous