blessed

One entry found for blessed.

Main Entry: bless·ed
Pronunciation: 'ble-s&d
Variant(s): also blest /'blest/
Function: adjective
1 a : held in reverence : VENERATED <the blessed saints> b : honored in worship : HALLOWED <the blessed Trinity> c : BEATIFIC <a blessed visitation>
2 : of or enjoying happiness; specifically : enjoying the bliss of heaven -- used as a title for a beatified person
3 : bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune
4 -- used as an intensive <never had one blessed minute of instruction -- Charles Scribner Jr.>
- bless·ed·ly adverb
- bless·ed·ness noun