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Definition of blessednext
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as in divine
of, relating to, or being God a prayer to the blessed Savior

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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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blessed

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variants also blest
past tense of bless
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Recent Examples of blessed
Adjective
Feeling blessed to be standing A power line fell, draped over a recreational vehicle at the rear of Burvee’s driveway. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 On Good Friday, there was a Yankees Opening Day game played in the afternoon hours, which coincided with this most blessed holiday. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Burch’s brilliantly witty, biting and all-knowing screenplay never satirizes these characters or looks down on them in a movie Jones and his exceptional actors have blessed with sheer humanity and grace. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 The breaking of silence in a tipsy twilight, if only for the sake of comical nonsense, can be as blessed as the break of dawn. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blessed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
  • However, the notion of the emperor’s divine origins strengthened during the Meiji era, when the concept of State Shinto arose.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, what fascinates is that Aristotle’s God isn’t a typical divine being who summons and shepherds.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Especially when, during a timeless, holy ritual, your daughter starts rocking out in front of the congregation.
    Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Far-right extremists are even encouraging Jewish-Arab violence atop the Temple Mount, the most sacred site in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam, which could ignite anti-Israel religious violence and terrorism in the region.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • With time for a quick lunch, Zouaghi enjoyed a pleasant farm-to-table meal at Five March before continuing to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, one of Glasgow’s premier cultural institutions.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Join Swamp Fox Tours for a pleasant hour-long history and architecture lesson aboard the blue-and-white tram.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Still, there were only eight African Anglican clergy in Kenya by 1920, and the first Kenyan bishops would not be consecrated until 1955.
    Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Vatican declared the group of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in schism after the SSPX consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without Pope Leo XIV’s approval this month.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
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  • Preston, who celebrated her birthday on Thursday, lost to Pareja in the round of 16 a year ago.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The assailants broke into the Regional Museum of Messina, also known as MuMem, on Saturday evening, as the port city celebrated the Ferragosto national holiday.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • The Egyptian government gifted the Temple of Debod to Spain in 1968, and it was meticulously reconstructed in Parque del Oeste.
    Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • To celebrate, Becerra’s father gifted him his maroon 1968 Buick Riviera, according to Thomas.
    Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Hathaway topped off her heavenly look with an effortlessly wavy up-do and an ethereal blush-nude makeup look.
    Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • To map out these heavenly realms takes a certain amount of ego and pollyannaism otherwise absent from Reilly’s worldview.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • The sacred wind instrument — which is created from a eucalyptus tree trunk or branch naturally hollowed out by termites — was developed a thousand years ago by the Aboriginal community in northern Australia and is often used in cultural ceremonies.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Far-right extremists are even encouraging Jewish-Arab violence atop the Temple Mount, the most sacred site in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam, which could ignite anti-Israel religious violence and terrorism in the region.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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