Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BE-A-TIF'IC, or BE-A-TIF'IC-AL, a. [L. beatus, blessed, from beo, to bless, and facio, to make. See Beatify.]

That has the power to bless or make happy, or the power to complete blissful enjoyment; used only of heavenly fruition after death; as, beatific vision. – Milton.