Words / C2

bee-AT-it-yood/biˈætɪtjuːd/

Beatitude is supreme blessedness or happiness (literary / theological): a state of beatitude, the Beatitudes. Beatific (already in the dictionary) is the adjective of a saintly, blissful look; happy (already in the dictionary) is everyday. Ineffable (already in the dictionary) is too great to put in words. Do not file a gala glow as cover. A named warden is still required.

Meaning

Supreme blessedness or happiness (literary / theological).

Examples

• “Beatitude at the gala is not a named fire warden.”
• “Beatific is the blissful look (already in C2). Happy is everyday (already in A1). Ineffable is beyond words (already in C2). Atmosphere on the night can be exact. Atmosphere instead of a rota is a hole. Write the name; then the vision may rest.”

Good to know

Supreme blessedness (literary). Adjective: beatific (already in C2). Everyday: happy (already in this dictionary). Contrast: ineffable (beyond words — already in C2). A glow is not a warden.

Near in meaning

blessedness, bliss, felicity, rapture

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