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 person
3 : bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune
4 —used as an intensive <never had one blessed minute of instruction — Charles Scribner Jr.>

— bless·ed·ly adverb

— bless·ed·ness noun