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Dictionary: be·a·tif·ic   ('ə-tĭf'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness: a beatific smile.

[Latin beātificus : beātus, happy (from past participle of beāre, to bless) + -ficus, -fic.]

beatifically be'a·tif'i·cal·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Having a blissful appearance.

pronunciation Her face glowed with a beatific smile.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: experiencing or bestowing celestial joy

Meaning #2: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  Synonyms: angelic, angelical, saintlike, saintly, sainted


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lyksalig, salig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelukzalig, zaligmakend

Français (French)
adj. - béatifique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glückselig, verklärt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μακάριος, ευδαίμων, θείος, αγγελικός

Italiano (Italian)
beato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - beatífico

Русский (Russian)
блаженный, счастливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - beatífico, feliz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glädjestrålande, saliggörande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
祝福的, 快乐的, 幸福的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 祝福的, 快樂的, 幸福的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 행복하게 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 至福に満ちた, 至福を与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سعيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאושר, מבורך‬


 
 
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