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** from Latin ''beatus'' for "blessed, happiness"
** from Latin ''beatus'' for "blessed, happiness"
*** >> see https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=beatific
*** >> see https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=beatific
* '''beatitudes'''
* '''Beatitude'''
** from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5)
** the quest for happiness
* '''bless / blessing'''
* '''bless / blessing'''
** bless = "to make holy, give thanks"
** bless = "to make holy, give thanks"
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** from Greek ''kata'' (down, thoroughly) + ''ekhein'' (to ring, to sound)
** from Greek ''kata'' (down, thoroughly) + ''ekhein'' (to ring, to sound)
*** PIE '''*(s)wagh-''' to resound, echo
*** PIE '''*(s)wagh-''' to resound, echo
* '''cathedra / cathedral'''
** church of a bishop
** note: cardinals are assigned a church in Rome, but keep their home cathedra
* '''catholic'''
* '''catholic'''
** universal, universally accepted
** universal, universally accepted