Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5: 3-12, each beginning as "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5: 5), ect
3-12, with regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished by certain specified virtues
Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes), made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt
one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
in the Bible, a set of eight statements made by Jesus which list the types of people who are "blessed" (=especially loved by God) . Each statement starts with the words "Blessed are...", for example "Blessed are the poor in spirit