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bless·ed (bl s d) also blest (bl st)adj.1. a. Worthy of worship; holy. b. Held in veneration; revered. 2. Blessed Roman Catholic Church Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified. 3. Bringing happiness, pleasure, or contentment. 4. blessed Used as an intensive: I don't have a blessed dime.
bless ed·ly adv. bless ed·ness n. |
blessed Adjective 1. made holy 2. RC Church (of a person) beatified by the pope 3. bringing great happiness or good fortune: he was blessed with good looks 4. Euphemistic damned: I'm blessed if I know
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | blessed - highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" | | 2. | Blessed - worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power | | 3. | blessed - expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"blame, blamed, blasted, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamned, goddamn, damn, infernal cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" | | 4. | blessed - Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of venerationholy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power | | 5. | blessed - enjoying the bliss of heavensaved - rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul" | | 6. | blessed - characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" |
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Translationsblessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adj ( Rel) (= holy); béni(e) (= happy); bienheureux/euse; blessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adj → heilig; it rains every blessed day ( inf) → es regnet aber auch jeden Tag blessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adj ( REL) (= holy); benedetto/a (= happy); beato/a; every blessed day → tutti i santi giorni
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