béat

See also: beat, Beat, and béât

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French beate, from Latin beatus (“happy, blessed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.a/
  • Homophones: béa, Béa, béas, béât, béats
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Adjective

béat (feminine béate, masculine plural béats, feminine plural béates)

  1. blissful
  2. in awe

Derived terms

Noun

béat m (plural béats, feminine béate)

  1. a person who shows excessive or naive religious devotion

Further reading

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