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1
as in holy
of, relating to, or being God
a prayer to the blessed Savior
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2
as in consecrated
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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3
as in delightful
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 baptized
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 praised
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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3
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, 11 Sep. 2025
Egyptian geese, on the other hand, often represented blessed souls in ancient iconography.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
And that's not just being blessed and lucky.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
My life is incredibly blessed with a loving wife, amazing kids and grandkids.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Egyptian geese, on the other hand, often represented blessed souls in ancient iconography.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
These rodents are around three feet long, equipped with cheek pouches for snacks and blessed with an incredible sense of smell.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
And that's not just being blessed and lucky.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
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There are no direction markers, no information board to explain that here, nestled between an air-conditioner repair shop and a gaming cafe, lies one of Brazilian football’s holy sites.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Beauvoir’s letters show a softer, surprisingly endearing side of the pioneering feminist, and Acocella mines them for the delightful and the dirty.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Book Club films that allowed audiences one last chance to savor this delightful movie star kicking back and letting her charisma carry a picture.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jacksonville Jaguars two-way star Travis Hunter was baptized just hours before his game against the Seattle Seahawks.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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My dad was raised Methodist and comes from a very devout Methodist family — I was baptized twice because both of them thought the other thing was heathen.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cornelia joined the pair towards the end of their dance, which delighted judge Kym, who praised the way the trio kicked off the night.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Judges praised the emotional depth and technical growth of the performance.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One user in particular said that their mother-in-law’s friend had gifted them a bag of junk to celebrate the couple’s nuptials.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers were gifted a runner on third base in the bottom half of the first inning against Nola when Brandon Marsh dove for a Mookie Betts base hit and turned it into a triple.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The French duo that made distortion divine and disco dangerous is back on American soil.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Theosophy, or divine wisdom, was a progenitor of the New Age movement of the 20th century.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Kathleen Chalfant – a venerated stage actress with memorable turns in film and television – is officially entering the gauntlet for this year’s best actress prize.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The American restaurateur, who also owns and operates the venerated Savannah restaurant the Grey, alongside chef Mashama Bailey, was referring to the two-year legal battle to install a ventilation system.—
Alexander Lobrano,
Air Mail,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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