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blessedness

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bless⋅ed

  [bles-id; especially for 3, 7 blest]
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–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.
Also, blest.

Origin:
1125–75; ME; see bless, -ed 2

Related forms:
bless⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
bless⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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bless·ed   (blěs'ĭd)   
adj.  

    1. Worthy of worship; holy.

    2. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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