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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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also blest
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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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Ayatollah Khamenei personally ‘blessed’ Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
We are truly blessed to have the best beat writer on the Athletic.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
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Adjective
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
Ayatollah Khamenei personally ‘blessed’ Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
From the altar, the priest—whom a fellow clergyman introduced as being el Ĉinio, or from China—delivered the readings, blessed the Eucharist, and invited us to interŝanĝi the sign of the paco.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
We are truly blessed to have the best beat writer on the Athletic.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
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In his statements to reporters at the time, Meyer insisted that his crusade was a divine one.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Her influences range from Russian icons and Italian primitives to Renaissance painters, divine and mythological figures, particularly Venus as an archetype of femininity, and the queens of ancient Egypt.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Playing the rivalry at any other time would be an affront to all that’s good and holy.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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In such a distrustful environment, everything that should be pure or holy or human is crushed under the weight of a state only interested in its own self-perpetuation.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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The temptation to go with Krick’s more pleasant (and somehow more spiritually American) forecast is obviously great.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Walker Buehler has been a pleasant and necessary surprise, even providing the Padres with the occasional quality start.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The vessels themselves are inspired by the Catholic ritual of Olea Sancta (Holy Oils), the three sacred oils used in sacraments and blessings and consecrated during the annual Chrism Mass in Holy Week.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 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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Tens of thousands of fans spontaneously celebrated in the streets around the Emirates Stadium, despite no game even being played at the arena.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The fast casual chain celebrated the moment with a social post that chronicled the card's journey from Los Angeles to New York City's Madison Square Garden.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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It was originally constructed in 1937 by Alfred Clark, a Bahamian carpenter who gifted it to family friend Jessie Bethel.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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As the story goes, in the 17th century the dragon nightly terrorized Palma, devouring residents until sword-wielding knight Bartomeu Coch slew it, named it and gifted the dead monster to his fiancée, Na Coca Rossello.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Blue chrome powder takes this dreamy look into heavenly territory.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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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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The lethal nature of mosquitoes is ancient knowledge, encoded in some of our most sacred texts.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Earlier this offseason, Texas Tech went public with its anger at the Big 12 and commissioner Brett Yormark for scheduling a Friday night game against Houston, pitting a matchup of two of the state’s college teams against the sacred Texas tradition of Friday night high school football.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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