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The word is from the Latin beatus, meaning blessed, and each of the Beatitudes begins with the word blessed.
Beatitudes 2002
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Many people even called him "beatus" not only out of esteem for his remarkable erudition, but for his heroic and virtuous qualities.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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In 1982, by the motu proprio 'Qui res Christi gerit', Pope John Paul II confirmed the cult of Fra Angelico and declared him to be a beatus.
The Christian Artist 2009
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Nulla homini est causa philosophandi, nisi ut beatus sit.
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In yet another range of modern uses, "happy" is a common translation of ashre in the Hebrew Bible, makarios in the Septuagint and the New Testament, and beatus in the Latin Bible.
Philip Reynolds: The Biblical Definitions Of The Pursuit Of Happiness Philip Reynolds 2010
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Nulla homini est causa philosophandi, nisi ut beatus sit.
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In yet another range of modern uses, "happy" is a common translation of ashre in the Hebrew Bible, makarios in the Septuagint and the New Testament, and beatus in the Latin Bible.
Philip Reynolds: The Biblical Definitions Of The Pursuit Of Happiness Philip Reynolds 2010
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In yet another range of modern uses, "happy" is a common translation of ashre in the Hebrew Bible, makarios in the Septuagint and the New Testament, and beatus in the Latin Bible.
Philip Reynolds: The Biblical Definitions Of The Pursuit Of Happiness Philip Reynolds 2010
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In yet another range of modern uses, "happy" is a common translation of ashre in the Hebrew Bible, makarios in the Septuagint and the New Testament, and beatus in the Latin Bible.
Philip Reynolds: The Biblical Definitions Of The Pursuit Of Happiness Philip Reynolds 2010
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But without ever forgetting that in a journey in Sicily, already in May 1833, the future beatus had written: “I loved to choose and see my path; but now, Lead thou me on.”
Avvenire on John Henry Newman, the ‘man of conscience’ Catholic Mom of 10 2009
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