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blessed
[ bles-id; blest ]
adjective
- Sometimes Blessed. consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified:
the blessed bond of matrimony.
- Sometimes Blessed. worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship:
Buddha, the Blessed One.
- divinely or happily favored; fortunate to have, do, or experience something: often used in a lighthearted way or to avoid sounding boastful:
We鈥檝e been blessed with excellent health.
You鈥檙e blessed to have such a supportive family.
Look at the great handbag I found online for next to nothing鈥擨鈥檓 so blessed!
- blissfully happy or contented.
- Roman Catholic Church. beatified ( def 1 ).
- bringing happiness and thankfulness:
How exciting that you鈥檙e expecting鈥攚hen is the blessed event supposed to happen?
The steady income gave them a blessed sense of security.
- Informal. damned:
I'm blessed if I know.
- Informal. (used as an intensifier):
That lawyer was worth every blessed cent we paid him.
noun
- the blessed, those who have died and are believed to be experiencing happiness or bliss in heaven:
Our beloved sister is now among the blessed.
verb
- a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
blessed
/ bl蓻st; 藞bl蓻s瑟d /
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 fortune
a blessed time
- bringing great happiness or good fortune
- a euphemistic word for damned
I'm blessed if I know
noun
- the blessedChristianity the dead who are already enjoying heavenly bliss
Derived Forms
- 藞产濒别蝉蝉别诲苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 藞产濒别蝉蝉别诲濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 产濒别蝉蝉路别诲路濒测 adverb
- 产濒别蝉蝉路别诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- 蝉耻路辫别谤路产濒别蝉蝉别诲 adjective
- su路per路产濒别蝉蝉路别诲路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- well-blessed adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Example Sentences
He then greeted worshippers and blessed babies as he was driven in a car through the crowds.
Then the pontiff placed his hands over Mr Padasas' head and blessed him.
Her mother picked a piece of cement from the gable wall, blessed it and put it on her daughter's ear.
"He blessed me, and he blessed my rosary."
His death, announced by the Vatican, came a day after his last public appearance on Easter Sunday, when he blessed thousands at St. Peter's Square, the Associated Press reported.
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