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 church2: any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–11) beginning in the Authorized Version “Blessed are”