All 4 Uses of
beatific
in
War and Peace
- Mademoiselle Bourienne stood near them pressing her hand to her heart, with a beatific smile and obviously equally ready to cry or to laugh.†
Chpt 1 *
- Rostov was very happy in the love they showed him; but the first moment of meeting had been so beatific that his present joy seemed insufficient, and he kept expecting something more, more and yet more.†
Chpt 4
- "Co-o-om-pa-ny!" roared the tipsy peasant with a beatific smile as he looked at Ilyin talking to the girl.†
Chpt 10
- A beatific smile of regret, repentance, and ecstasy beamed on M. de Beausset's face and he glided away to the other generals.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(beatific) expressing or producing a calm joy -- especially from a holy source