blessed
IPA: bɫˈɛst
noun
- A surname.
adjective
- Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
- (Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.
- Held in veneration; revered.
- Worthy of worship; holy.
- Elect or saved after death; hence (euphemistic) dead.
- (informal, euphemistic) damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial)
- (Roman Catholicism) An epithet indicating that a person has been beatified.
- Alternative letter-case form of blessed used when referring to an important figure, such as God, or to an important item or event.
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Examples of "blessed" in Sentences
- Blessed be the Name of The Lord
- Blessed be the name of the Lord.
- The rector blessed the memorial.
- The ceremony was blessed by the holy spirit.
- Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
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