blessedness

noun

Definition of blessednessnext
1
as in joy
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment the proud parents can scarcely describe the blessedness of having four healthy children

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2
as in holiness
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous Mother Teresa's renowned blessedness made her an obvious candidate for sainthood

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  1. joy
  2. holiness
  3. happiness
  4. spirituality
  5. bliss
Noun
  • These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering.
    David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Given Heretic’s clear joy in kicking around ideas, this is frustrating.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of joy
Noun
  • The priests focused mostly on holiness, the prophets on justice and compassion, and the royal courtiers on practical wisdom.
    Jonathan Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
  • The Ally has chosen sink themselves with pomposity, a humorless sense of holiness, or, worse still, plain canniness — a cynical nod to the selling power of relevance lurking inside a righteous agenda.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
Definition of holiness
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  • Take this test to find out: Self-Awareness Outcomes Questionnaire Mark Travers, Ph.d, is an American psychologist who writes about psycho-educational topics such as happiness, relationships, personality, and life meaning.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Love and laughter are the path to peace and happiness.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of happiness
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  • How brujas use spirituality to honor the ancestors on Día de Muertos.
    Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Ashwagandha is a staple of Ayurvedic medicine, for example, but the practice traditionally exists in a larger cultural context that also includes mindfulness, yoga, spirituality, and other things that play a part in addressing stress.
    Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of spirituality
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  • But fear and terror coexist here with the flickering moments of bliss.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • After the Runaway Bride-style finale of Spider-Man 2, Peter and Mary Jane now seem settled in their domestic bliss.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of bliss
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