the Beatitudes
noun/ðə biˈætɪtjuːdz/
/ðə biˈætɪtuːdz/
[plural]- (in the Bible) the eight statements made by Christ about people who are blessedWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French beatitude or Latin beatitudo, from beatus ‘blessed’.
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