Béatitude (en. Bliss)

/be.a.ti.dyt/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
State of intense joy or happiness.
Beatitude is often sought in meditation.
La béatitude est souvent recherchée dans la méditation.
Situation of calm and inner peace.
She lived in a beatitude far from the worries of the world.
Elle vécut dans une béatitude éloignée des soucis du monde.
Sensation of fullness and harmony.
His music carried him into an indescribable beatitude.
Sa musique l'emportait dans une béatitude indescriptible.
In a religious context, state or promise of eternal happiness.
Believers aspire to the beatitude promised by their faith.
Les croyants aspirent à la béatitude promise par leur foi.

Etymology

From Latin 'beatitudo', derived from 'beatus' meaning 'happy'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

To be in beatitude
To be in a state of perfect happiness.
Être dans la béatitude
To seek beatitude
To seek inner peace and happiness.
Chercher la béatitude
To experience beatitude
To feel intense and profound happiness.
Éprouver la béatitude

Related Words

beat
Who is in a state of innocent joy or happiness.
béat
to beatify
To make someone or something happy, to bring it into a state of beatitude.
béatifier

Slang Meanings

A moment of pure joy.
When I listened to that piece, I was in a state of beatitude.
Quand j'ai écouté ce morceau, j'étais en état de béatitude.
An almost naive tranquility.
After a week of work, I am in total beatitude on the beach.
Après une semaine de travail, je suis dans une béatitude totale sur la plage.