as in joy
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment
not from earthly riches but from the milk of human kindness comes true beatitude
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Recent Examples of beatitude
This is a book in which many of the characters are seeking something like God, a kind of existential beatitude.
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 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
Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatitude
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Despite the joy of making effortless, bouncy turns through untracked powder, and floating hundreds of feet through the trees in perfect silence, that’s where the dream of backcountry skiing meets grim reality, Dolan wrote.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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This is indeed a moment of immense joy, especially for Manipur.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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According to the University of California, Los Angeles, people 65 and older who have hobbies, such as golfing, gardening, crafting, and fishing, report higher levels of happiness and greater life satisfaction.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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As devastating secrets surface, the youngest son, Matt, must navigate a path between love and loyalty, sacrifice and the chance at his own happiness.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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In spring 2026, life is decidedly more complicated, but nail art is channeling the bliss of being young and responsibility-free.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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There’s a crepuscular somberness, a feeling of looking back on the perfect day, knowing bliss won’t last forever.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Beatitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatitude. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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