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beatific definition

bea·tific (bē′ə tif′ik)

adjective

  1. making blissful or blessed
  2. showing happiness or delight; blissful a beatific smile

Etymology: ME < ML(Ec) beatificus < LL(Ec) beatificare: see beatify

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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