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Definition of the Beatitudes noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Beatitudes

noun
 
/ðə biˈætɪtjuːdz/
 
/ðə biˈætɪtuːdz/
[plural]
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  1. (in the Bible) the eight statements made by Christ about people who are blessed
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French beatitude or Latin beatitudo, from beatus ‘blessed’.
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