macarism

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακαρισμός (makarismós), from μακάριος (makários, “happy”) + -ισμός (-ismós).[1]

Noun

macarism (countable and uncountable, plural macarisms)

  1. Happiness as a result of praise.
  2. Beatitude.

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References

  1. ^ “macarism, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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