variants
or less commonly blest
1
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 …—
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blessedly
adverb
blessedness
noun
Examples of blessed in a Sentence
The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.
He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
April is a blessed month for genre fans, because as well as Thrash, Netflix is gifting us with another potentially-awesome-but-likely-terrible film with the survival thriller Apex, which premieres on April 24.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Local churches will observe Palm Sunday with blessed palm branches, often woven into crosses, symbolizing peace, victory and eternal life, according to the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
British talk show host Graham Norton, who has had Swift as a guest on his program, claimed to have garnered an invite to the blessed event.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blessed
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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blessed. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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blessed
adjective
bless·ed
ˈbles-əd 
variants
also blest
1
: holy sense 3
the blessed Trinity
2
: enjoying happiness
blessedly
adverb
ˈbles-əd-lē
blessedness
noun
ˈbles-əd-nəs
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