1. supreme blessedness or a state of utmost bliss
2. any of the declarations of blessedness in the Sermon on the Mount
Usage: religious; Christianity

Examples

• The monk found beatitude in his simple life of prayer and meditation.
• She experienced a sense of beatitude while watching the sunset over the mountains.
• The Beatitudes begin with ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit.’
• His face showed pure beatitude as he held his newborn daughter.
• The garden was a place of beatitude where she could escape life’s troubles.
• Students studied the eight Beatitudes in their religion class.
• The artist tried to capture the beatitude of the saint in his painting.