blessed

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see also: Blessed

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Pronunciation

Adjective

• enPR blĕsʹĭd, IPA: /ˈblɛsɪd/, /blɛst/

Verb

• enPR: blĕst, IPA: /blɛst/

Adjective

blessed

1. Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
   • 1611, King James Bible, Matthew 5:5

     Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

2. (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.
3. Held in veneration; revered.
4. Worthy of worship; holy.
5. (informal) An intensifier; damned.

   Not one blessed person offered to help me out.

Synonyms

• (revered) revered, venerate, worship, worship
• (holy) hallowed, holy, sacred

Antonyms

• (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing) condemned, cursed, damned
• (revered) contemn, despise, scorn
• (holy) profane, unhallowed, unholy

Translations

• French: bienheureux, béni
• German: gesegnet
• Italian: beato
• Portuguese: abençoado
• Russian: благослове́нный
• Spanish: bendito

Translations

• German: selig
• Italian: beato
• Russian: блаже́нный

Translations

• Italian: benedetta

Translations

• Portuguese: bendito, bento
• Russian: свято́й

Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of bless

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Blessed

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Proper noun

1. Surname

Adjective

1. (Roman Catholicism) An epithet indicating that a person has been beatified.
2. 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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