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bless·ed

Audio Help [bles-id; esp. for 3, 7 blest] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.

2.	worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship: the Blessed Trinity.

3.	divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an ability to find friends.

4.	blissfully happy or contented.

5.	Roman Catholic Church. beatified.

6.	bringing happiness and thankfulness: the blessed assurance of a steady income.

7.	Informal. damned: I'm blessed if I know.

8.	Informal. (used as an intensifier): every blessed cent.

[Origin: 1125–75; ME; see bless, -ed²

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—Related forms

bless·ed·ly, adverb

bless·ed·ness, noun

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bless·ed Audio Help (blěs'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Worthy of worship; holy.
2. Held in veneration; revered.
Blessed Roman Catholic Church Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified.
Bringing happiness, pleasure, or contentment.
blessed Used as an intensive: I don't have a blessed dime.