blessed

[bles-id; especially for 3, 7 blest]

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adjective

consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.
worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship: the Blessed Trinity.
divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an ability to find friends.

blissfully happy or contented.
Roman Catholic Church. beatified.
bringing happiness and thankfulness: the blessed assurance of a steady income.
Informal. damned: I'm blessed if I know.
Informal. (used as an intensifier): every blessed cent.

Origin of blessed

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at bless, -ed²

Related formsbless·ed·ly, adverbbless·ed·ness, nounsu·per·blessed, adjectivesu·per·bless·ed·ness, nounwell-blessed, adjective

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Related Words for blessedness

nirvana, beatitude

Examples from the Web for blessedness

Historical Examples of blessedness

Hers was the blessedness of those who have "not seen, and yet have believed."
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II
Francis Augustus Cox
I nestled as close to him as I could go, and wept for blessedness.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
George MacDonald
Where could a place be found to compare for blessedness with Mr Elder's school?
Wilfrid Cumbermede
George MacDonald
Why should I be blessed—here and now at least—according to my notions of blessedness?
Wilfrid Cumbermede
George MacDonald
Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.
The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III
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British Dictionary definitions for blessedness

blessed

adjective

made holy by religious ceremony; consecrated
worthy of deep reverence or respect
RC Church (of a person) beatified by the pope
characterized by happiness or good fortunea blessed time
bringing great happiness or good fortune
a euphemistic word for damned I'm blessed if I know

noun

the blessed Christianity the dead who are already enjoying heavenly bliss

Derived Formsblessedly, adverbblessedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for blessedness

blessed

adj.

late 12c., "supremely happy," also "consecrated" (c.1200), past participle adjective from bless (v.). Reversed or ironic sense of "cursed, damned" is recorded from 1806. Related: Blessedly; blessedness.