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   Bless·ed

   /blest/

   

   adjective

   • 1. made holy; consecrated: "the Blessed Sacrament"
   • ▪ a title preceding the name of a dead person considered to have led a holy life, especially a person formally beatified by the Roman Catholic Church: "the Convent of the Blessed Agnes" Similar holysacredhallowedconsecratedsanctifieddivinededicatedveneratedreveredordainedcanonizedbeatifiedOpposite cursed
   • ▪ used respectfully in reference to a dead person: "a gracious lady of blessed memory"
   • ▪ endowed with divine favor and protection: "blessed are the meek" Similar favoredfortunateluckyprivilegedselecthappyjoyfuljoyousblissfulgladenviableOpposite wretched
   • ▪ bringing pleasure or relief as a welcome contrast to what one has previously experienced: "he half stumbled out of the room up to his bed and blessed, blessed sleep"
   • 2. used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation: informal "there wasn't a blessed thing anybody could have done" Similar blasteddamnflamingpreciousconfoundedpestilentialrottenwretchedinformal:flippingblinkingbloomingblimmingdamnedbloodybleedingeffingchuffinggoddamplurryinformal, dated:ballyruddydeucedvulgar slang:fuckingfriggingpissingshittysoddingchickenshitpissantfeckingdated:cursedaccurseddamnable

   plural

   • 1. those who live with God in heaven.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blessedly adverb

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   1. religion. a. : held in reverence : venerated. the blessed saints. b. : honored in worship : hallowed. the blessed Trinity. c. : beatific. a blessed visitation. 2. : of or enjoying happiness. specifically, Christianity : enjoying the bliss of heaven used as a title for a beatified person. the blessed Virgin Mary. 3.

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   Blessed definition: consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified. See examples of BLESSED used in a sentence.

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   BLESSED definition: 1. holy: 2. bringing you happiness, luck, or something you need: 3. to be lucky in having a…. Learn more.

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   1. religion : to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word. asked the priest to bless their marriage. Bless this home. 2. religion : to hallow with the sign of the cross. He blessed himself before liftoff. 3. : to invoke divine care for.

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   1. made holy by religious ceremony; consecrated. 2. worthy of deep reverence or respect. 3. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church (of a person) beatified by the pope. 4. characterized by happiness or good fortune: a blessed time. 5. bringing great happiness or good fortune. 6. a euphemistic word for damned: I'm blessed if I know. n.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLESSED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · blessed in American English. ( for 1-2, blɛst ; also ˈblɛsɪd ; for 3-5, ˈblɛsɪd ; also blɛst ) adjective. 1. holy; sacred; consecrated. 2. enjoying great happiness; blissful. 3. of or in eternal bliss; a title applied to a person who has been beatified.

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   Definitions of blessed. adjective. highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace) “our blessed land” “the blessed assurance of a steady income” synonyms: blest. fortunate, golden. supremely favored. see more. adjective. characterized by happiness and good fortune. “a blessed time” synonyms: happy.