Main Entry:

bless·ed

Pronunciation:

\ˈble-səd\

Variant(s):

also blest \ˈblest\

Function:

adjective

Date:

before 12th century

1 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 : enjoying the bliss of heaven —used as a title for a beatified person3: bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune4—used as an intensive <never had one blessed minute of instruction — Charles Scribner Jr.>

— bless·ed·ly adverb

— bless·ed·ness noun