Definition of MAKARISM

makarism

Plural: makarisms

Noun

  • A statement that someone or something is blessed, happy, fortunate, or is to be honored or congratulated; a beatitude, as in the Sermon on the Mount. Used for Hebrew and Greek statements, a technical term in the academic literature of Judaism and Christianity.

Origin / Etymology

Form Ancient Greek μάκαρ (mákar) + -ism.

Synonyms

beatitude

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