blessed
playSimple Definition of blessed
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: having a sacred nature : connected with God
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: very welcome, pleasant, or appreciated
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—used to make a statement more forceful
Full Definition of blessed
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.>
blessedly
adverbblessedness
nounExamples of blessed in a sentence
The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.
He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.
Before 12th Century
First Known Use of blessed
before 12th century
Variants of blessed
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra
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