Word of the Week for the week of November 13, 2016

Beatific

[bee-ah-TI-fik]

Meaning & Usage

adjective blissfully happy, saintly.

Then Beth turns on this beatific smile. I think of it like a Mona Lisa smile.

Origin

1630s, from French béatifique or directly from Late Latin beatificus, from Latin beatus "blessed, happy," past participle of beare "make happy, bless".

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