Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Beatific"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beatific \Be`a*tif"ic\, Beatifical \Be`a*tif"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
b['e]atifique, L. beatificus. See {Beatify}.]
Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment;
blissful. ``The beatific vision.'' --South. --
{Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beatific
adj 1: experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace"
2: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel
or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a
saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
[syn: {angelic}, {angelical}, {saintlike}, {saintly}, {sainted}]
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