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Beatific vs Beatitude - What's the difference?

beatific | beatitude |

As an adjective beatific

is blessed, blissful, heavenly.

As a noun beatitude is

supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.

beatific

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • blessed, blissful, heavenly
  • having a benign appearance
  • beatitude

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
  • * 1887 , Arthur Conan Doyle, , part 1, chapter 6
  • Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face.
  • 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).