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 Copper, like dozens of other hard assets, was already shooting higher over the past few months thanks to that blessed combination of surging demand and supply shortages. — Brett Owens, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022 Definitely without a doubt, so blessed to have him. — Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 20 Mar. 2022 The dumbest stroke of luck, but a blessed one nonetheless. — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 All of us are so blessed and honored to have been inspired by him. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 Mar. 2022 In times of desperation, however, the phrase becomes a blessed exit strategy. — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022 Feeling so beyond blessed and grateful for the health of us all. — Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 3 Feb. 2022 The Moon in Aries will make a supportive sextile to Saturn early on, bringing reality into focus, followed by the Sun conjoining bountiful Jupiter at 9:06 am EST, marking one of the most blessed days of the year. — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022 Any production which features the talents of Michelle Yeoh is a blessed one. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2022 See More

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