selig

German (Berlin)

/ˈzeːlɪç/, /ˈzeːlɪk/, /ˈseːlɪɡ/

adj
Definitions
  • very or deeply happy; overjoyed
  • expressing such happiness; beatific
  • unworried; unanxious; tranquil
  • (chiefly) having been granted the eternal happiness of heaven
  • (Roman Catholicism) blessed having been beatify
  • (following mention of a dead person)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sælic inherited from Old High German sālīg inherited from *sālīg (happy, blissful).

Origin

*sālīg

Gloss

happy, blissful

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji
🎅 🎉 🎊 😀 😁 😄 😍 😘 😚 🙋 🤶

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