# die Seligkeit

die Seligkeit is a German noun meaning “salvation”. Forms: der Seligkeit, die Seligkeiten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Seligkeit
- Plural: die Seligkeiten

## In other languages

- Русский: блаженство, высшее счастье, наслаждение

## Meanings

1. salvation
   - 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Acts 16:17 (with KJV translation) — The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
2. beatitude

## Examples

- Im Nichtwissen lieget keine Seligkeit. — Ignorance is not bliss.
- Unwissenheit ist Seligkeit. — Ignorance is bliss.
- Es ist wenig, was man zur Seligkeit bedarf. — You don't need much to be blissfully happy.
- Wenn Unwissenheit Seligkeit ist, müsste es eigentlich mehr glückliche Menschen geben. — If ignorance is bliss, there should be more happy people.

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