LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

beātus1

beātus (feminine beāta, neuter beātum, comparative beātior, superlative beātissimus, adverb beātē)
Classical[beˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[beˈaː.tus]
№ 408 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. adjectivehappy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate
  2. adjectiveprosperous, wealthy, rich
  3. adjectivecopious, sumptuous
  4. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latinadjectiveblessed
    beātus homō quī invenit sapientiam et quī affluit prūdentiā Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.3.13

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

fēlīx, cui omnia bona sunt.
beātus -a -um — in Mille Verba, Animus et Adfectūs
happy, blessed
beātus — in Seneca, ch. XI

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Felix · Prosper · Faustus · Fortunatus · Beatus

Felix, fœlix, (φῦλον ἔχων) is the most general expression for happiness, and has a transitive and intransitive meaning, making happy and being happy; prosper and faustus have only a transitive sense, making happy, or announcing happiness; prosperum (πρόσφορος) as far as men’s hopes and wishes are fulfilled; faustum (from ἀφαύω, φαυστήριος) as an effect of divine favor, conferring blessings; whereas fortunatus and beatus have only an intransitive or passive meaning, being happy; fortunatus, as a favorite of fortune, like εὐτυχής; beatus (ψίης) as conscious of happiness, and contented, resembling the θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζάωντες, like μακάριος. (vi. 125.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebeātusbeātabeātum
genitivebeātībeātaebeātī
dativebeātōbeātaebeātō
accusativebeātumbeātambeātum
ablativebeātōbeātābeātō
vocativebeātebeātabeātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebeātībeātaebeāta
genitivebeātōrumbeātārumbeātōrum
dativebeātīsbeātīsbeātīs
accusativebeātōsbeātāsbeāta
ablativebeātīsbeātīsbeātīs
vocativebeātībeātaebeāta

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aliquem beatum praedicare
to consider happy.
vitam beatam (miseram) degere
to live a happy (unhappy) life.
beata vita, beate vivere, beatum esse
happiness, bliss.

bĕātus, a, um, v. beo, P. a.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of beō (“make happy”).

Descendants
  • Catalanbeat
  • Frenchbéat
  • Italianbeato
  • Portuguesebeato
  • Spanishbeato
noun · masculinesecond declension
beātus2
beātus m (genitive beātī, feminine beāta)
Classical[beˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[beˈaː.tus]
№ 408 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. happy or fortunate person

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebeātus
beāta		beātī
beātae
genitivebeātī
beātae		beātōrum
beātārum
dativebeātō
beātae		beātīs
accusativebeātum
beātam		beātōs
beātās
ablativebeātō
beātā		beātīs
vocativebeāte
beāta		beātī
beātae

Origins

Perfect passive participle of beō (“make happy”).

Quick answers

What does beātus mean in Latin?
beātus, a adjective, means “happy, (truly) happy, blessed, fortunate; prosperous, wealthy, rich; copious, sumptuous”.
How do you pronounce beātus?
In classical Latin, [beˈaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [beˈaː.tus].