Beatitude
Pronunciation : Be*at"i*tude
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. beatitudo: cf. F. b?atitude. See Beatify.]
Definition : 1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
2. Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: Beatification. Milman.
Syn. -- Blessedness; felicity; happiness.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913