When Iris appears, apparently beatific but with frustrations of her own, the stage is set.

NEWYORKER: Your Sister's Sister

His beatific, unfocussed expression abruptly changed when he noticed me sitting on the floor.

NEWYORKER: Sweetheart Sorrow

Senior Tories are beguiled by May 1st 1997, the day of Mr Blair's beatific entry into power.

ECONOMIST: The Conservatives and Tony Blair

Surrounded by the many challenges, Chambers is unfazed, optimistic--you might even say beatific.

FORBES: What Makes Cisco Run

Together with a third brother, they grew up in Texas, raised by a fierce father (Brad Pitt) and a beatific mother (Jessica Chastain).

NEWYORKER: The Tree of Life

Through it all, Smith attempts to stage a tender love story Rogen, bearded and then clean-shaven, looks at the lovely Banks like a beatific bull.

NEWYORKER: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Then again, beatific serenity may not be the goal here.

WSJ: Shattering the Bell Curve