Main Entry: be·at·i·tude

Pronunciation: \bē-ˈa-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin beatitudo, from beatus

Date: 15th century

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”