blessed

adjective

bless·ed ˈble-səd How to pronounce blessed (audio)

variants or less commonly blest

ˈblest

religion

: held in reverence : venerated

the blessed saints

: honored in worship : hallowed

the blessed Trinity

: beatific

a blessed visitation

: of or enjoying happiness

specifically, Christianity : enjoying the bliss of heaven

—used as a title for a beatified person

the blessed Virgin Mary

: bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune

a blessed event

—used as an intensive

never had one blessed minute of instruction

Charles Scribner Jr.

blessedly adverb

blessedness noun

Example Sentences

The rain brought blessed relief from the heat. He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.

Recent Examples on the Web The actor also felt blessed to have Cox as his wife.

Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Consider wastewater: a repelling reality of human existence with the blessed potential to warn public health officials of unexpected pathogens in the community—perhaps before cases present in doctors offices and emergency rooms.

Erin Prater, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2022 Go ahead, try to find anyone in the world who didn’t feel blessed just to be in his presence.

Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Routinely dispatched along the defensive front line to occupy two and three blockers and unclog lanes for linebackers, Seymour used a blessed blend of power and precision to get the job done.

Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 They were clustered under a few trees in the blessed shade just beyond the Capitol’s east plaza on a morning that was already sweltering.

Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 As a blessed working actor, Hawkins landed a recurring role on Chicago Fire, due to return this fall as well.

Yolanda Baruch, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Nations are rather like Jamilia, containing within them a certain spirit that, perhaps, can be sated for a time within a strong and blessed house, but not in a weak and coercive one.

Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 And now from being on season one, and the anticipation [of what’s to come] … it’s a blessed space.

Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022 See More

blessed 1 of 2

adjective

variants also blest

as in heavenly

of, relating to, or being God a prayer to the blessed Savior

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

heavenly
holy
divine
godly
godlike
sacred
eternal
almighty
supernatural
immortal
everlasting
omnipotent
supreme
all-powerful
omniscient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

natural
human
mortal

as in consecrated

set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God statues honoring an array of blessed saints are scattered throughout the cathedral

Synonyms & Similar Words

consecrated
revered
sanctified
venerated
consecrate
holy
sacred
worshipped
adored
liturgical
hallowed
worshiped
biblical
sacrosanct
sacral
spiritual
glorified
religious
enshrined
sacramental
ritual
priestly
ceremonial
scriptural

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unconsecrated
unhallowed
secular
worldly
earthly
desacralized
deconsecrated
temporal
nonreligious
mundane
unspiritual
profane

as in delightful

giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses the blessed sight of home after a long journey

Synonyms & Similar Words

delightful
pleasant
welcome
sweet
grateful
delicious
nice
heavenly
pretty
good
pleasing
satisfying
happy
enjoyable
blissful
comforting
comfortable
jolly
darling
gratifying
pleasurable
congenial
agreeable
felicitous
dreamy
enchanting
luscious
tasty
delectable
gracious
savory
charming
dulcet
soothing
delightsome
palatable
enviable
tempting
fascinating
cheerful
attractive
desirable
savoury
inviting
glad
alluring
joyous
amusing
calming
ecstatic
goodly
relishable
hospitable
amiable
entertaining
kindly
cheery
affable
recreative
personable
exhilarating
genial
intoxicating
diverting
rapturous
euphoric
good-natured
felicific
nirvanic
elating
gemütlich

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

miserable
disagreeable
wretched
unwelcome
unpleasant
horrid
abominable
hellish
sad
hateful
unhappy
disgusting
repugnant
vile
ghastly
repulsive
detestable
offensive
abhorrent
obnoxious
commonplace
odious
unpalatable
irksome
distasteful
pleasureless
flat
dull
tragic
boring
yucky
tedious
repellent
unsavory
sorrowful
gloomy
deplorable
regrettable
insipid
bilious
dismal
revulsive
dreary
lamentable
displeasing
disheartening
annoying
depressing
heartbreaking
stale
vexing
mournful
joyless
dissatisfying
god-awful
exasperating
hostile
irritating
doleful
tragical
aggravating
perturbing
lugubrious
yukky
repellant
maddening
lachrymose
infuriating
forbidding
disturbing
dolorous
heartrending
upsetting
intimidating
distressing
peeving
enraging
angering
outraging
incensing
enflaming
rankling
inflaming
riling

blessed

2 of 2

verb

variants also blest

past tense of bless

as in baptized

to make holy through prayers or ritual the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites

Synonyms & Similar Words

consecrated
baptized
sanctified
hallowed
baptised
sacralized
cleansed
dedicated
purified
devoted
chastened
canonized
exorcised
spiritualized
exorcized
reconsecrated
lustrated
committed
expurgated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

violated
desecrated
cursed
defiled
polluted
tainted
profaned
desanctified
damned
punished
soiled
desacralized
dirtied
deconsecrated
condemned
damned
fouled
cussed
blasphemed
execrated
cast out

as in praised

to proclaim the glory of bless the name of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

praised
celebrated
exalted
extolled
hymned
lauded
magnified
chanted
complimented
carolled
worshipped
renowned
glorified
worshiped
emblazoned
adored
idolized
applauded
resounded
commended
caroled
saluted
eulogized
cheered
belauded
hailed
deified
acclaimed
flattered
rhapsodized
cited
recommended
touted
cracked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

blamed
criticized
censured
admonished
reprobated
rebuked
reproved
chided
reprimanded
reproached
reprehended
chid
castigated
lambasted
keelhauled

as in gifted

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute blessed with a knack for glib conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

gifted
endowed
favored
clothed
equipped
provided
clad
endued
invested
indued
empowered
granted
enriched
supplied
enhanced
accorded
enabled
bequeathed
awarded
willed
covered
heightened
bestowed (on or upon)
conferred (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exhausted
stripped
dispossessed
drained
divested
depleted
stript
stinted
skimped

单词	blessed
释义	blessed adjective bless·ed ˈble-səd variants or less commonly blest ˈblest 1 religion 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, Christianity : enjoying the bliss of heaven —used as a title for a beatified person the blessed Virgin Mary 3 : bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune a blessed event 4 —used as an intensive never had one blessed minute of instruction Charles Scribner Jr. blessedly adverb blessedness noun Synonyms divine godlike godly heavenly holy sacred supernatural See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The rain brought blessed relief from the heat. He spent his weekend in blessed freedom. Recent Examples on the Web The actor also felt blessed to have Cox as his wife. Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Consider wastewater: a repelling reality of human existence with the blessed potential to warn public health officials of unexpected pathogens in the community—perhaps before cases present in doctors offices and emergency rooms. Erin Prater, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2022 Go ahead, try to find anyone in the world who didn’t feel blessed just to be in his presence. Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Routinely dispatched along the defensive front line to occupy two and three blockers and unclog lanes for linebackers, Seymour used a blessed blend of power and precision to get the job done. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 They were clustered under a few trees in the blessed shade just beyond the Capitol’s east plaza on a morning that was already sweltering. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 As a blessed working actor, Hawkins landed a recurring role on Chicago Fire, due to return this fall as well. Yolanda Baruch, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Nations are rather like Jamilia, containing within them a certain spirit that, perhaps, can be sated for a time within a strong and blessed house, but not in a weak and coercive one. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 And now from being on season one, and the anticipation [of what’s to come] … it’s a blessed space. Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology see bless First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition blessed adjective bless·ed ˈble-səd ˈblest 1 : holy sense 1 2 : enjoying happiness blessed 1 of 2 adjective variants also blest 1 as in heavenly of, relating to, or being God a prayer to the blessed Savior Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance heavenly holy divine godly godlike sacred eternal almighty supernatural immortal everlasting omnipotent supreme all-powerful omniscient Antonyms & Near Antonyms natural human mortal 2 as in consecrated set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God statues honoring an array of blessed saints are scattered throughout the cathedral Synonyms & Similar Words consecrated revered sanctified venerated consecrate holy sacred worshipped adored liturgical hallowed worshiped biblical sacrosanct sacral spiritual glorified religious enshrined sacramental ritual priestly ceremonial scriptural Antonyms & Near Antonyms unconsecrated unhallowed secular worldly earthly desacralized deconsecrated temporal nonreligious mundane unspiritual profane See More 3 as in delightful giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses the blessed sight of home after a long journey Synonyms & Similar Words delightful pleasant welcome sweet grateful delicious nice heavenly pretty good pleasing satisfying happy enjoyable blissful comforting comfortable jolly darling gratifying pleasurable congenial agreeable felicitous dreamy enchanting luscious tasty delectable gracious savory charming dulcet soothing delightsome palatable enviable tempting fascinating cheerful attractive desirable savoury inviting glad alluring joyous amusing calming ecstatic goodly relishable hospitable amiable entertaining kindly cheery affable recreative personable exhilarating genial intoxicating diverting rapturous euphoric good-natured felicific nirvanic elating gemütlich Antonyms & Near Antonyms miserable disagreeable wretched unwelcome unpleasant horrid abominable hellish sad hateful unhappy disgusting repugnant vile ghastly repulsive detestable offensive abhorrent obnoxious commonplace odious unpalatable irksome distasteful pleasureless flat dull tragic boring yucky tedious repellent unsavory sorrowful gloomy deplorable regrettable insipid bilious dismal revulsive dreary lamentable displeasing disheartening annoying depressing heartbreaking stale vexing mournful joyless dissatisfying god-awful exasperating hostile irritating doleful tragical aggravating perturbing lugubrious yukky repellant maddening lachrymose infuriating forbidding disturbing dolorous heartrending upsetting intimidating distressing peeving enraging angering outraging incensing enflaming rankling inflaming riling See More blessed 2 of 2 verb variants also blest past tense of bless 1 as in baptized to make holy through prayers or ritual the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites Synonyms & Similar Words consecrated baptized sanctified hallowed baptised sacralized cleansed dedicated purified devoted chastened canonized exorcised spiritualized exorcized reconsecrated lustrated committed expurgated Antonyms & Near Antonyms violated desecrated cursed defiled polluted tainted profaned desanctified damned punished soiled desacralized dirtied deconsecrated condemned damned fouled cussed blasphemed execrated cast out See More 2 as in praised to proclaim the glory of bless the name of God Synonyms & Similar Words praised celebrated exalted extolled hymned lauded magnified chanted complimented carolled worshipped renowned glorified worshiped emblazoned adored idolized applauded resounded commended caroled saluted eulogized cheered belauded hailed deified acclaimed flattered rhapsodized cited recommended touted cracked up Antonyms & Near Antonyms blamed criticized censured admonished reprobated rebuked reproved chided reprimanded reproached reprehended chid castigated lambasted keelhauled See More 3 as in gifted to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute blessed with a knack for glib conversation Synonyms & Similar Words gifted endowed favored clothed equipped provided clad endued invested indued empowered granted enriched supplied enhanced accorded enabled bequeathed awarded willed covered heightened bestowed (on or upon) conferred (on) Antonyms & Near Antonyms exhausted stripped dispossessed drained divested depleted stript stinted skimped See More
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