beatitude
noun
be·at·i·tude
bē-ˈa-tə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
1
a
: a state of utmost bliss
b
Christianity
—used as a title for a primate especially of an Eastern church
2
Christianity
: any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–11) beginning in the King James Version "Blessed are"
Examples of beatitude in a Sentence
not from earthly riches but from the milk of human kindness comes true beatitude
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Beatrice was the love that fuelled his poems, which only became more spiritual after her death, when her very name—which suggests beatitude—becomes for him a form of prayer.
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Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
This is a book in which many of the characters are seeking something like God, a kind of existential beatitude.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Ruth knew the community said the same thing—anyone reading the New Testament out loud said the same thing—and were dutiful in concern for all those implicated in both beatitudes and the Civil Rights Act.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
The Gospel's beatitudes—blessed are the meek, the merciful, and the peacemakers—stand in stark opposition to the movement's rhetoric of anger and grievance.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
God must possess perfect beatitude, perfect happiness and perfect well-being.
—Helen De Cruz, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2020
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Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
This is a book in which many of the characters are seeking something like God, a kind of existential beatitude.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Ruth knew the community said the same thing—anyone reading the New Testament out loud said the same thing—and were dutiful in concern for all those implicated in both beatitudes and the Civil Rights Act.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
The Gospel's beatitudes—blessed are the meek, the merciful, and the peacemakers—stand in stark opposition to the movement's rhetoric of anger and grievance.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
God must possess perfect beatitude, perfect happiness and perfect well-being.
—Helen De Cruz, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2020
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“Beatitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatitude. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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beatitude
noun
be·at·i·tude
bē-ˈat-ə-ˌt(y)üd
: any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–12) beginning "Blessed are"
Etymology
derived from Latin beatus "happy, blessed"
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