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1
as in divine
of, relating to, or being God
a prayer to the blessed Savior
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2
as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
statues honoring an array of blessed saints are scattered throughout the cathedral
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as in pleasant
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
the blessed sight of home after a long journey
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as in consecrated
to make holy through prayers or ritual
the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites
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2
as in celebrated
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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as in gifted
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
blessed with a knack for glib conversation
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Recent Examples of blessed
Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The blessed event was apparently a catastrophe and sparked a major rift within the Beckham family that now appears to be at the point of no return.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026
Once the procession — with children sitting on top of the pole in a long row — arrived at the market square, the Catholic priest, who had just finished his Mayday Mass, blessed the tree and the young men with holy water.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Adjective
Ayatollah Khamenei personally ‘blessed’ Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The blessed event was apparently a catastrophe and sparked a major rift within the Beckham family that now appears to be at the point of no return.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
And even if you are somehow blessed enough to be able to give a multi-million-dollar donation to a cultural institution…well, the guest list is already full of those whose checks have already been cashed.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026
Once the procession — with children sitting on top of the pole in a long row — arrived at the market square, the Catholic priest, who had just finished his Mayday Mass, blessed the tree and the young men with holy water.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
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In a passage from the Torah read on the holiest day of the year, God reveals to Moses the part of the divine persona that humans are supposed to emulate.—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Consider these fragrant flowers to grow in pots to make your space smell divine.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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His new film Fatherland, like Cold War and Ida, is shot in a lustrous monochrome that turns shadows into punctuation marks and sunbeams into something holy, and that makes its performers, chief among them an incredible Sandra Hüller, look lit from within.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Jews revere the site as the Temple Mount, where the biblical temples once stood and the holiest site in Judaism.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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But as the evidence mounts, scientists continue to puzzle over the pleasant surprise—how are vaccines that target specific pathogens inadvertently shielding our minds from deterioration?—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Last year, against the Minnesota Frost, was a bit more of a pleasant surprise after a one-goal regular season campaign by Leslie, who spent two seasons between Toronto and Ottawa as a useful depth player.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Even if all these sunny promises are enshrined in contracts, built into budgets, and consecrated with good intentions, there are still plenty of ways the whole project could go kerflooey.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Later eras of pluralism and multiculturalism celebrated diversity and protected the ability of communities to preserve their identities.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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This year's issue was celebrated with an exclusive party held at the Hard Rock Hotel New York, and included appearances from many big names, including three out of the four 2026 cover girls, Tiffany Haddish, Alix Earle and Nicole Williams English.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Flowers are put on crowns and Maypoles, gifted in May Day baskets, and seen fresh at the farmers' market.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2026
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The Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine will be named for the couple who have gifted $175 million to its endowment.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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My Costa Rican Hammam Experience included a vigorous scrub-down on a marble slab in the steamy hammam that used a Costa Rican coffee bean exfoliator for a local twist, followed by a heavenly massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Harnessing the period drama expertise of Banijay’s Diagonal and its key crew, the crossover of historical thriller and arthouse social point film, tense at times and gorgeously shot, played off the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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In a town in northern Peru, a teenager addicted to video games begins to desecrate the sacred ruins of his ancestors in search of money to continue playing.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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This is all, of course, a provocation, a way of merging the sacred and profane, and asking which is which.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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