beatus

noun

be·​a·​tus

bā-ˈä-təs,

-ä(ˌ)tu̇,

-ä-(ˌ)tu̇s sometimes bē-ˈā-təs

plural beati

bā-ˈä-(ˌ)tē sometimes bē-ˈā-ˌtī

Roman Catholicism

: a man or boy who has been beatified

Word History

Etymology

Latin, blessed, happy

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