beatitude

noun

bē-ˈa-tə-ˌtüd How to pronounce beatitude (audio)
Definition of beatitudenext
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. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 God must possess perfect beatitude, perfect happiness and perfect well-being. — Helen De Cruz, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2020 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatitude
  1. joy
  2. happiness
  3. bliss
Noun
  • These days, Evan finds some joy with his parents’ dog, a Mini Aussie named Gypsy, which now lives with him.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The days leading up to his passing were filled with joy, gratitude, peace and acceptance.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of joy
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  • In a way, playing baseball helps bring happiness to those going through tragedy, Rojas said.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The image is powerful — a dog sprinting across green grass, the quintessential picture of canine happiness.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • But we were too caught up in the communal bliss to take a poll of random kids.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026
Definition of bliss

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“Beatitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beatitude. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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