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blessed

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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.

blessed·ly adv.
blessed·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"
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
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"

blessed
adjective 1. endowed, supplied, granted, favoured, lucky, fortunate, furnished, bestowed, jammy Brit. (slang)
Translations

blessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adj (REL) (= holy); santo, bendito: (= happy); dichoso;
every blessed day → cada santo día
blessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adj (Rel) (= holy); béni(e) (= happy); bienheureux/euse;
it rains every blessed day → il ne se passe pas de jour sans qu'il ne pleuve
blessed [ˈblɛsɪd] adjheilig;
(happy) → selig;
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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The master's wife called him the "Blessed Wolf," which name was taken up with acclaim and all the women called him the Blessed Wolf.
Blessed are they, especially if one always give in to them.
In my desk you will find a crimson candle, which has been blessed by the High Priest and has a peculiar mystical significance.
 
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