blessed

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

/ ˈblɛs ɪd; especially for 3, 7 blɛst /

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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.

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Also blest .

Origin of blessed

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

OTHER WORDS FROM blessed

bless·ed·ly, adverbbless·ed·ness, nounsu·per·blessed, adjectivesu·per·bless·ed·ness, noun

well-blessed, adjective

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How to use blessed in a sentence

I feel really blessed that I feel stable now, when a lot of my friends and family are not, so there just didn’t seem to be a reason to wait.
What “baby bust”? New and soon-to-be parents on choosing to have kids in dark times|Chris Chafin|February 1, 2021|Vox
She has always been my biggest supporter, and I feel very blessed to have also had her to invest in this brand.
The future of maternity workwear is all in the details|Rachel King|January 31, 2021|Fortune
I feel so blessed that God sent me a man who values me, my daughter, my family and has his own close relationship with God.
‘Power’ Star Naturi Naughton Got Engaged For Christmas|Charli Penn|January 1, 2021|Essence.com
“I feel blessed and humbled and overwhelmed to be the one with the most votes,” she said.
Four outside challengers secure rare wins in Maryland judicial races|Dan Morse|November 22, 2020|Washington Post

While I will forever feel blessed for the opportunities I received throughout my life, I also recognize that not everyone can say the same.
Reversing Racism Will Take Every Tool Available — Including Prop. 16|Mark Stuart|October 28, 2020|Voice of San Diego
I believe we thought so; and I know that Ennis, who was thus doomed to a further period of single blessedness, thought the same.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Well, smiling into the sympathetic eyes, if nothing new ever happen to me, Ill find out all the blessedness of the old.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
As in the keeping of his commandments there is a great reward, so the blessedness of high privilege is enduring.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Then I shall wither in single blessedness; I shall be unhappily not married instead of unhappily married.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
It is the blessedness of the pure in heart, that they shall see God.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for blessed

blessed

/ (ˈblɛsɪd, blɛst) /

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 forms of blessed

blessedly, adverbblessedness, noun

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