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

Examples of blessed in a Sentence

The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.

He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.

Recent Examples on the Web

Somewhere beyond the endless desert there is, however, a rebel settlement called Shambala, where the belief holds that a blessed mother will arrive one day to give birth to a savior who will set everything to rights. —Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024

Thinking Spinoza on how to stop living a substandard life Baruch Spinoza suggests how to lead a virtuous and blessed life. —Big Think, 24 June 2024

The season will get off to a blessed start with Season 4 of the Jesus-centric The Chosen in September. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 June 2024

Honor, Haven, Hayes, Renzo, Nea and Alani are so blessed to have you as their Papo. —Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024

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 ˈbles-əd 

variants also blest

ˈblest 

1

: holy sense 3

the blessed Trinity

2

: enjoying happiness

blessedly

ˈbles-əd-lē

adverb

blessedness

ˈbles-əd-nəs

noun