blessed

adjective

bless·​ed ˈble-səd 

variants or less commonly blest

ˈblest 

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

: bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune

a blessed event

4

—used as an intensive

… never had one blessed minute of instruction …

—Charles Scribner, Jr.

blessedly adverb

blessedness noun

Synonyms of blessed

• divine
• holy
• heavenly
• sacred

Examples of blessed in a Sentence

The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.

He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.

Recent Examples on the Web

Feeling extremely blessed for my little family of four. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025

That remains to be seen, as in all blessed unions. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025

Opoo96-dy8we writes, No, thank God, the doctor is fine, and yasminee52 wrote, Allah give him more blessed years with his family. —Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025

So honored, blessed, and thankful to spend the rest of my life with my handsome bestie. —Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see bless

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for blessed

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed

Kids Definition

blessed

adjective

bless·​ed ˈbles-əd 

variants also blest

ˈblest 

1

: holy sense 3

the blessed Trinity

2

: enjoying happiness

blessedly

ˈbles-əd-lē

adverb

blessedness

ˈbles-əd-nəs

noun