Beatitude

n.	1.	Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
	2.	Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. v. 3-12), with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues.
	3.	(R. C. Ch.) Beatification.

Noun	1.	beatitude - a state of supreme happiness Synonyms: beatification, blessedness
	2.	Beatitude - one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"

beatification, bewitchment, blessedness, blessing, bliss, blissfulness, canonization, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine, consecration, dedication, delectation, delight, devotion, ecstasy, ecstatics, elation, enchantment, enshrinement, exaltation, exhilaration, exuberance, felicity, gaiety, gladness, glee, glorification, grace, hallowing, happiness, heaven, high spirits, intoxication, joy, joyance, joyfulness, justification, justification by works, overhappiness, overjoyfulness, paradise, purification, rapture, ravishment, sainthood, sainting, sanctification, setting apart, seventh heaven, state of grace, sunshine, transport, unalloyed happiness