beatitude

Meaning

Noun

• Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
• Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).

Origin

• From Middle English beatitude, beatytude, from Middle French béatitude, from Latin beātitūdō ("happiness, blessedness"), from beātus.