unblessed
Americanadjective
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excluded from or lacking a blessing.
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not sanctified or hallowed.
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wicked; evil.
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unhappy; wretched.
adjective
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deprived of blessing
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unhallowed, cursed, or evil
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unhappy or wretched
Other Word Forms
- unblessedness noun
Etymology
Origin of unblessed
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; un- 1, blessed
Example Sentences
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“We are nobodies and they are everything. We are the unblessed. We are the dissidents,” he said.
From Reuters
It may not have been part of the official mayoral entourage, but its dashboard was anointed with the holiest of government oils: a police placard giving it license to park where unblessed mortals cannot.
From New York Times
Psychoanalysis of politicians is a waste of time for those of us unblessed with telepathy in ordinary circumstances.
From Salon
The unblessed amulets are sold in the temple's shop for about $1,700.
From US News
And I forget the ancestral graves I have left on a hillside of a faraway land, the loneliest stones that each year go unblessed.
From Literature
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