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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Felicity \Fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl {Felicities}. [OE. felicite, F.
f['e]licit['e], fr L. felicitas fr felix, -icis, happy,
fruitful; akin to fetus.]
1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness;
enjoyment of good.
Our own felicity we make or find --Johnson.
Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy
and felicity. --Book of
Common Prayer.
2. That which promotes happiness; a successful or gratifying
event; prosperity; blessing.
the felicities of her wonderful reign. --Atterbury.
3. A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as felicity in
painting portraits, or in writing or talking. ``Felicity
of expression.'' --Bp. Warburton
Syn: Happiness; bliss; beatitude; blessedness; blissfulness.
See {Happiness}.
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