blest

blest

 (blĕst)

v.

A past tense and a past participle of bless.

adj.

Variant of blessed.

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bless

(blɛs)

v.t. blessed blest, bless•ing.

1. to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.

2. to request God's divine favor upon or for: Bless this house.

3. to bestow some benefit upon; endow: Nature blessed me with strong teeth.

4. to extol as holy; glorify: Bless the name of the Lord.

5. to protect or guard from evil (usu. used interjectionally): Bless you!

6. to make the sign of the cross over or upon.

[before 950; Middle English; Old English blētsian, blēdsian to consecrate]

bless′er, n.

bless′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

blest - highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" blessed

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Translations

benedetto