beatitude
/bɪˈætɪtju:d; ?@ -tu:d; bɪ`ætəˌtud/ n
1 [U] (fml 文) great happiness; blessedness 至福; 天福.
2 the Beatitudes [pl]
(in the Bible) series of eight statements by Christ on blessedness, each beginning `Blessed are...' (《圣经》中)(耶稣所论的)八福(每论的开始都是 `这样的人有福了...').