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   bless·ed

   /blest/

   adjective

   • 1. made holy; consecrated: "the Blessed Sacrament"
   • ▪ a title preceding the name of a dead person considered to have led a holy life, especially a person formally beatified by the Roman Catholic Church: "the Convent of the Blessed Agnes" Similar holysacredhallowedconsecratedsanctifieddivinededicatedveneratedreveredordainedcanonizedbeatifiedOpposite cursed
   • ▪ used respectfully in reference to a dead person: "a gracious lady of blessed memory"
   • ▪ endowed with divine favor and protection: "blessed are the meek" Similar favoredfortunateluckyprivilegedselecthappyjoyfuljoyousblissfulgladenviableOpposite wretched
   • ▪ bringing pleasure or relief as a welcome contrast to what one has previously experienced: "he half stumbled out of the room up to his bed and blessed, blessed sleep"
   • 2. used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation: informal "there wasn't a blessed thing anybody could have done" Similar blasteddamnflamingpreciousconfoundedpestilentialrottenwretchedinformal:flippingblinkingbloomingblimmingdamnedbloodybleedingeffingchuffinggoddamplurryinformal, dated:ballyruddydeucedvulgar slang:fuckingfriggingpissingshittysoddingchickenshitpissantfeckingdated:cursedaccurseddamnable

   plural

   • 1. those who live with God in heaven.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blessedly adverb

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   The meaning of BLESSED is held in reverence : venerated. How to use blessed in a sentence.

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   Blessed definition: consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified. See examples of BLESSED used in a sentence.

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   BLESSED definition: 1. having been given help and protection by a god, or having been called or made holy: 2. bringing…. Learn more.

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   You use blessed to describe something that you think is wonderful, and that you are grateful for or relieved about.

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   blessed. Other forms: blessedest. If you say you've been blessed, you feel lucky to have something: health, love, fame, fortune, talent, etc. I'm very happy for you; the only time I feel blessed is when I sneeze. You can pronounce blessed as one syllable (“blest”) or as two (“bless-id”).

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   Blessed definition: Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified.

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   1. religion : to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word. asked the priest to bless their marriage. Bless this home. 2. religion : to hallow with the sign of the cross. He blessed himself before liftoff. 3. : to invoke divine care for. bless your heart. used in the phrase bless you to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed.

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   Definition of blessed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Definition of blessed adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    BLESSED meaning: 1 : having a sacred nature connected with God holy; 2 : very welcome, pleasant, or appreciated.