beatific

[ bee-uh-tif-ik ]

adjective

1. bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like:

   beatific peace.

2. blissful; saintly:

   a beatific smile.

   Synonyms: rapturous, angelic, exalted, serene

beatific

/ ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk /

adjective

1. displaying great happiness, calmness, etc

   a beatific smile

2. of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness

Derived Forms

• ˌbeaˈtifically, adverb

Other Words From

• bea·tifi·cal·ly adverb
• nonbe·a·tific adjective
• nonbe·a·tifi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of beatific¹

First recorded in 1630–40; from French, from Late Latin beātificus “making happy,” equivalent to beāt(us) (past participle of beāre “to bless”) + -i- + -ficus; -ate ¹, -i-, -fic

Word History and Origins

Origin of beatific¹

C17: from Late Latin beātificus , from Latin beātus , from beāre to bless + facere to make

Example Sentences

When the crowd started chanting "lock him up" when Clinton mentioned Trump's felony convictions and she smiled beatifically the crowd roared —- she had earned that.

From Salon

As Chapman sang and played guitar, she looked satisfied, serene, almost beatific.

From Los Angeles Times

The movie’s most mercurial and multitasking figure, Carmen is also a woman of God, clad in beatific nuns’ robes and coiffed like Dreyer’s Joan of Arc, who means to exorcise the demon in their midst.

From Los Angeles Times

No longer are pictures limited to beatific kindergartners with unicorn backpacks.

From Seattle Times

In “Just like Velveteen Rabbit, Mech Standing,” the largest and center panel, the mech’s beatific pose echoes an obscure, winged shape sketched into the pulsing lavender shadows in butter yellow and grass.

From New York Times