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Felicity


FELIC'ITY, noun [Latin felicitas, from felix, happy.]

1. Happiness, or rather great happiness; blessedness; blissfulness; appropriately, the joys of heaven.

2. Prosperity; blessing; enjoyment of good.

The felicities of her wonderful reign may be complete.

Females - who confer on life its finest felicities.