benurté (s.xiiiin)
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benurté (s.xiiiin)

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  FEW:  augurium 25,894a Gdf:  beneurté 1,621c GdfC: ∅ TL: bienëurté 1,969 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  bienheurté  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
beneureté,  beneurté,  beneurtee,  benuerté  

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1theol.Bibl.beatitude, special blessing of the virtues of a Christian life (cf. Matthew 5:3-10): 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Un denier recevra sanz faille Cil qui plus e qui meins travaille: ço est une beneureté  17511
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Proprement sunt set benurtez  7221
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  les beneuretez qe vous, sire, avez pramis a voz esliz  19.38
♦theol.state of bliss, felicity: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Clement, [...] A bon eure avez receu Le message de verité, Vus en serrez en beneurté  1330
2kindness: 
( 1410-15; MS: c.1415-20 )  parmy vostre beneurtee j’ay trové esploit  426
benuré  benureement  bien 
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