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beatific

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be⋅a⋅tif⋅ic

  [bee-uh-tif-ik]
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–adjective
1. bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
2. blissful; saintly: a beatific smile.
Origin:
1630–40; (< F) < LL beātificus making happy, equiv. to beāt(us) (ptp. of beāre; be- bless + -āt(us) -ate 1 ) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

Related forms:
be⋅a⋅tif⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. serene, exalted, angelic, rapturous.
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be·a·tif·ic   (bē'ə-tĭf'ĭk)   
adj.  Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness: a beatific smile.

[Latin beātificus : beātus, happy (from past participle of beāre, to bless; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots) + -ficus, -fic.]
be'a·tif'i·cal·ly adv.
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