blessed

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bless·ed | \ ˈble-səd

variants: or less commonly blest \ ˈblest

Definition of blessed

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.

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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 Which is why after a space clearing, when all of that energy is cleared and a tremendous amount of positive, sacred, blessed energy is brought in, everybody in the space feels so much better. — Craig Taylor, Curbed, "The Healer That Real-Estate Agents Call to Clear Their Cursed Apartments," 24 Mar. 2021 As a deacon for the Roman Catholic Church, Albert Gonzalez volunteered at Perryville Prison, administering baptisms, blessed marriages and more for 40 years. — AZCentral.com, "Help support local journalism like this," 11 Mar. 2021 How blessed are Stars fans right now that a 21-year-old defenseman has seven points in 10 games, and that is a cause for concern? — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, "Matt’s mail: Looking at Miro Heiskanen’s start to the season, the Stars’ drafting and more," 10 Feb. 2021 Very lucky, very fortunate, very blessed and all that, but to just be able to stop in this moment to spent time with my new young family and just have the greatest time ever. — Marianne Garvey, CNN, "Adam Levine has made up his mind on ever returning to 'The Voice'," 30 Dec. 2020 Given the timing of this development—in the blessed twilight of the Trump presidency—a reader might be tempted to see in it a conscious turning away from the horrors of the past four years toward somewhat lighter fare. — Christopher Beha, Harpers Magazine, "A Novel Approach," 5 Jan. 2021 Josie had been Ruby’s blessed second in command, and our rock. — Jeff Winkler, The Atlantic, "The Art of Cooking While Everything Burns," 30 Dec. 2020 The calendar turns on Friday, a blessed event for all. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "One last setback for San Jose State football, and it was a crusher," 31 Dec. 2020 As this unusual year comes to a blessed end, Rocky River issued their final 2020 construction update. — Linda Gandee, cleveland, "Rocky River’s last construction update of 2020," 21 Dec. 2020

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