 blessed |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] expletives used informally as intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | damned darned goddamned goddam damn everlasting infernal goddamn blame deuced blamed blasted | |
| Examples: | "he's a blasted idiot" "it's a blamed shame" "not a blessed dime" "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing" "he's a damn fool" "an infernal nuisance" |
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| Related terms: | cursed | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (religion) worthy of worship | |
| Examples: | "the Blessed Trinity" |
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| Related terms: | holy | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (religion) highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace) | |
| Synonyms: | blest | |
| Examples: | "our blessed land" "the blessed assurance of a steady income" |
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| Related terms: | cursed glorious favored | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] enjoying the bliss of heaven | |
| Related terms: | saved | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] characterized by happiness and good fortune | |
| Examples: | "a blessed time" |
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| Related terms: | happy | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (Roman Catholic) Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration | |
| Synonyms: | beatified | |
| Related terms: | holy | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination | |
| Synonyms: | endued_with blessed_with | |
| Examples: | "blessed with a strong healthy body" "a nation blessed with peace" "a peace-blessed era" |
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| Related terms: | endowed | |
| Similar spelling: |
blessedly blasted bluestem blue_stem blistered bluestone bluster blaster blister blackseed blue_stone blastema Blissett blistery blocked blustery blest blue_star Blust blastemic blastemal blusterer blast Blystone |
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