blessed

bless·ed  (blsd) also blest (blst)

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.

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blessed·ly adv.

blessed·ness n.

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blessed [ˈblɛsɪd blɛst]

adj

1. made holy by religious ceremony; consecrated

2. worthy of deep reverence or respect

3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church (of a person) beatified by the pope

4. characterized by happiness or good fortune a blessed time

5. bringing great happiness or good fortune

6. a euphemistic word for damned, used in mild oaths I'm blessed if I know

n

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church)

the blessed Christianity the dead who are already enjoying heavenly bliss

blessedly  adv

blessedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	blessed - highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" blest 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 veneration beatified holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
	5.	blessed - enjoying the bliss of heaven saved - 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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blessed

adjective

1. endowed, supplied, granted, favoured, lucky, fortunate, furnished, bestowed, jammy (Brit. slang) He's the son of a doctor, and well blessed with money.

2. happy, contented, glad, merry, heartening, joyous, joyful, blissful The birth of a healthy baby is a truly blessed event.

3. holy, sacred, divine, adored, revered, hallowed, sanctified, beatified After the ceremony, they were declared 'blessed'.

4. damned, bloody, freaking (slang, chiefly U.S.), confounded, goddamn No-one knows a blessed thing.

5. welcome, wanted, pleasing, appreciated, pleasant, refreshing, delightful, gratifying, pleasurable, gladly received The lifts will be a blessed relief.

Quotations
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."
"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."
"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" Bible: St Matthew

Translations

blessed [ˈblesɪd]

A. ADJ

1. (Rel) (= holy) → bendito, santo; (= beatified) → beato
the Blessed Virgin → la Santísima Virgen
the Blessed Sacrament → el Santísimo Sacramento
blessed be Thy Name → bendito sea Tu Nombre
of blessed memory → que Dios lo/la tenga en su gloria

2. (liter) (= joyous) → feliz, maravilloso
a day of blessed calm → un día de bendita tranquilidad

3. (Brit) (= wretched) → santo, dichoso
the whole blessed day → todo el santo día
where's that blessed book? → ¿dónde está ese dichoso libro?
we didn't find a blessed thing → no encontramos nada de nada

B. NPL the Blessed → los bienaventurados

blessed [ˈblɛsɪd ˈblɛst] adj

(= holy) [sacrament, Virgin] → saint(e)

(= happy) [relief, release] → bienheureux/euse

(= damn) → fichu(e) >
It rains every blessed day
BUT Il ne se passe pas un jour sans qu'il ne pleuve.

blessed

adj

(Rel) → heilig; the Blessed X → der selige X; blessed be God! → gepriesen sei Gott!; of blessed memory → seligen Angedenkens

(= fortunate) → selig; blessed are the pure in heart (Bibl) → selig sind, die reinen Herzens sind

(liter, = giving joy) → willkommen

(euph inf: = cursed) → verflixt (inf); I couldn’t remember a blessed thing → ich konnte mich an rein gar nichts mehr erinnern (inf); the whole blessed day → den lieben langen Tag (inf); every blessed evening → aber auch JEDEN Abend

adv → verflixt (inf); he’s too blessed lazy → er ist einfach zu faul

n the Blessed, the Blest → die Seligen pl

blessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adj

a. (Rel) (holy) → benedetto/a; (happy) → beato/a
Blessed Margaret Sinclair → Beata Margaret Sinclair

b. (fam) → benedetto/a
every blessed day → tutti i santi giorni
where's that blessed book? → dov'è quel benedetto libro?

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blessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adj

a. (Rel) (holy) → benedetto/a; (happy) → beato/a
Blessed Margaret Sinclair → Beata Margaret Sinclair

b. (fam) → benedetto/a
every blessed day → tutti i santi giorni
where's that blessed book? → dov'è quel benedetto libro?