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Blessed Very Common

Blessed has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of bless

"The priest blessed the congregation before they left the church."

In plain English: To bless means to make something holy by saying special prayers over it.

"We blessed our children before they left for school today."

Adjective
1

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

"our blessed land"

"the blessed assurance of a steady income"

2

worthy of worship

"the Blessed Trinity"

3

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"

4

Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration

"The local church announced that Saint Teresa had been officially declared a blessed by the Pope."

5

enjoying the bliss of heaven

"The saints are blessed, having finally arrived at the bliss of heaven."

6

characterized by happiness and good fortune

"a blessed time"

7

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

"The new saint was immediately referred to as Blessed throughout Italy after his canonization process began."

8

An epithet indicating that a person has been beatified.

In plain English: Blessed means feeling extremely happy and grateful for something good that has happened to you.

"The morning was blessed with clear skies and warm sunshine."

Usage: Use "blessed" to describe something favored by God rather than simply happy or fortunate. It often appears in religious contexts but can also express deep gratitude for a specific gift like health or peace.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"Blessed is a common English surname found in families throughout England and Wales."

Example Sentences
"The morning was blessed with clear skies and warm sunshine." adj
"The sun was shining on this blessed morning." adj
"She felt blessed to have such supportive friends." adj
"This blessed meal tasted like home." adj
"We blessed our children before they left for school today." verb
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