beatitudes
States of bliss
Beatitudes are declarations of blessedness or supreme happiness.
The word appears almost exclusively in religious contexts, referring to states of spiritual joy or the qualities that lead to them.
In general use, beatitude suggests a serene, blissful contentment beyond ordinary happiness: Her face wore an expression of quiet beatitude. (Capitalized Beatitudes refers to the specific biblical passage.)
Prayer seeking divine favor
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- felicityIntense joy or aptness
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- joyIntense positive emotion
divine favor · saintliness · heavenly reward · eternal life · salvation · grace · spiritual fulfillment · contentment
Freedom from arrogance
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- purityUncontaminated quality
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
righteousness · gentleness · compassion · holiness · devotion · piety · spiritual discipline · faithfulness
blessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
joy · divine favor · saintliness · heavenly reward · eternal life · salvation · grace · spiritual fulfillment · contentment · serenity
humility
Freedom from arrogance
peacemaking · righteousness · gentleness · compassion · holiness · devotion · piety · spiritual discipline · faithfulness · obedience
- BibleOld Testament, New Testament, Holy Scriptures, Adam, Moses
- Sunday schoolBible stories, Sunday school teachers, memory verses, lesson plans, Bible verse
- Nouveau TestamentMarc, Paul, Pierre, Jacques, Jude
- Christian virtuesvirtues, cardinal virtues, theological virtues, faithfulness, chastity
- doctrinedogma, trinity, original sin, incarnation, predestination
- Jesus' teachingsSermon on the Mount, love your enemies, Lord's Prayer, turn the other cheek, golden rule
beatitudescurses
Sworn oaths or hexes
maledictions · anathemas · imprecations · execrations · damnations
beatitudeswoes
Griefs and hardships
condemnations · denunciations · reproaches · rebukes · judgments
beatitudesdamnation
Eternal punishment decree
perdition · hellfire · divine judgment · wrath of God · eternal punishment