It can have several meanings, the most common are the declarations or blessings made by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (the beatitudes)
It can aslo mean supreme blessedness or happiness
It is also the title of address to be applied to a patriarch in the Armenian Church or a metropolitan in the Russian Orthodox Church: "Your Beatitude". be·at·i·tude [bee áttə td]
(plural be·at·i·tudes)
n (literary)
1. heavenly happiness: the perfect happiness and inner peace supposed to be enjoyed by the soul in heaven
2. bliss: extreme happiness and serenity Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
happy
The word beatitude has four syllables. Be-at-i-tude.
a beatitude child will be more blessed
The word "beatitude" can be used to mean a general state of extreme happiness and, when capitalized as "Beatitude," refers specifically to blessings made by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. :)
The word beatitude has four syllables. Be-at-i-tude.
Those who show mercy toward others shall receive mercy
Wellbeing is the answer
至福 /shi fu ku/ is Japanese equivalent of the word. If you mean it as the Christian rank or title, 陛下 /hei ka/ (Majesty) and 閣下 /kakka/ (Excellency) could be used for it in Japanese.
"The best Beatitude of Oscar Romero is: 'Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.' This Beatitude encapsulates Romero's commitment to social justice and standing up for the oppressed and marginalized in society."
"Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy" is one beatitude from the famous Sermon on the Mount that Jesus gave.
Blessing; beatitude; benediction.
Prudence
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation