beatific
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əˈtɪf Origin:
1630–40; (< F) < Late Latin beātificus making happy, equivalent to beāt(us) (past participle of beāre; be- bless + -āt(us) -ate1) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
1630–40; (< F) < Late Latin beātificus making happy, equivalent to beāt(us) (past participle of beāre; be- bless + -āt(us) -ate1) + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic
Related forms
be·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·be·a·tif·ic, adjective
non·be·a·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. serene, exalted, angelic, rapturous.
2. serene, exalted, angelic, rapturous.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | displaying great happiness, calmness, etc: a beatific smile |
| 2. | of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness |
| [C17: from Late Latin beātificus, from Latin beātus, from beāre to bless + facere to make] | |
| bea'tifically | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Over her face a serene, beatific smile had expanded, and lingered there in untroubled repose.
Unfortunately, history does not support this beatific vision of technology.
She dan- ced every dance beatific fulfilment of every girlish wish in respect to a ball.
Then an almost beatific expression came over his face.
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