blessed

adjective

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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 For a combined century – 33 years for Barber and 67 for Scully – the two blessed baseball fans with some of the sharpest word pictures ever painted of the grand old game. — James Walker, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2022 The actor also felt blessed to have Cox as his wife. — Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Consider wastewater: a repelling reality of human existence with the blessed potential to warn public health officials of unexpected pathogens in the community—perhaps before cases present in doctors offices and emergency rooms. — Erin Prater, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2022 Go ahead, try to find anyone in the world who didn’t feel blessed just to be in his presence. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Routinely dispatched along the defensive front line to occupy two and three blockers and unclog lanes for linebackers, Seymour used a blessed blend of power and precision to get the job done. — Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 They were clustered under a few trees in the blessed shade just beyond the Capitol’s east plaza on a morning that was already sweltering. — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 As a blessed working actor, Hawkins landed a recurring role on Chicago Fire, due to return this fall as well. — Yolanda Baruch, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Nations are rather like Jamilia, containing within them a certain spirit that, perhaps, can be sated for a time within a strong and blessed house, but not in a weak and coercive one. — Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 See More

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