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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Beatific \Be`a*tif"ic\, Beatifical \Be`a*tif"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
b['e]atifique, L. beatificus. See Beatify.]
Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment;
blissful. "The beatific vision." --South. --
Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
beatific
adj 1: experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace"
2: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel
or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a
saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
[syn: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike,
saintly, sainted]
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