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1. • Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness

     • Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness: a beatific smile. [Latin beātificus : beātus, happy (from past participle of beāre, to bless; see deu- in Indo-European roots) + -ficus, -fic.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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   What does beatific mean?

   • The meaning of BEATIFIC is of, possessing, or imparting beatitude. How to use beatific in a sentence. Beatific Has Latin Roots

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   What does a beatific smile signify?

   • A beatific smile signifies great happiness and calmness. (Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, HarperCollins Publishers; Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

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   What does 'beatific vision' mean?

   • In theology, the phrase "beatific vision" gained meaning as an allusion to the direct sight of God enjoyed by the blessed in heaven. Today, the word more frequently describes a blissful look or appearance.

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   Where did the word beatific come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective beatific is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for beatific is from 1649, in the writing of Richard Lovelace, poet and army officer. beatific is a borrowing from Latin. It is derived from Latin beātificus.

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   The meaning of BEATIFIC is of, possessing, or imparting beatitude. How to use beatific in a sentence. Beatific Has Latin Roots.

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   BEATIFIC meaning: 1. appearing happy and calm, especially in a holy way: 2. appearing happy and calm, especially in…. Learn more.

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   Definition of beatific adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Beatific definition: bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like. See examples of BEATIFIC used in a sentence.

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   1. displaying great happiness, calmness, etc: a beatific smile. 2. (Theology) of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective beatific. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   2 senses: 1. displaying great happiness, calmness, etc 2. of, conferring, or relating to a state of celestial happiness.... Click for more definitions.