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Beatitude
CategoryTheological Term / Literary Term
Modern Equivalenta statement of blessedness; one of Christ's eight declarations of blessing in Matthew 5.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionFrom the Latin beatitudo, meaning "blessedness" or "happiness." In Christian tradition it refers specifically to the eight declarations of blessedness given by Christ at the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, each beginning "Blessed are..." They describe the character of those who belong to the Kingdom of God.
Key Verses"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3)