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Dictionary: bless·ed   (blĕs'ĭd) pronunciation also blest
(blĕst)
adj.
    1. Worthy of worship; holy.
    2. Held in veneration; revered.
  1. Blessed Roman Catholic Church. Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified.
  2. Bringing happiness, pleasure, or contentment.
  3. blessed Used as an intensive: I don't have a blessed dime.
blessedly bless'ed·ly adv.
blessedness bless'ed·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Regarded with particular reverence or respect: hallowed, holy, sacred, sacrosanct. See religion, respect/contempt/standing.
  2. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation: accursed, blasted, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, execrable, infernal. Informal blamed, damned. Chiefly British blooming, ruddy. See like/dislike.

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Definition: happy
Antonyms: condemned, cursed, damned, unblessed, unfavored, unhappy, unlucky

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Definition: sanctified
Antonyms: condemned, cursed, damned, disapproved


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace). adj. - Expletives used informally as intensifiers; Having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; Characterized by happiness and good fortune; Enjoying the bliss of heaven.

pronunciation Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. — George Eliot

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velsignet, hellig
n. pl. - salige

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezegend, begenadigd, gelukkig, verdomd

Français (French)
adj. - (Relig) béni, saint, sanctifié, bienheureux, (Relig, lit) bienheureux, cher, (euph) sacré (fam), fichu, satané
n. pl. - les bienheureux (npl)

idioms:

  • be blessed with    avoir le bonheur de posséder

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gesegnet, heilig, selig

idioms:

  • be blessed with    heilig sein mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευλογημένος, μακάριος
int. - Μακάριοι οι...

Italiano (Italian)
benedetto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abençoado

Русский (Russian)
благословенный, блаженный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bienaventurado, afortunado, bendito
n. pl. - benditos

idioms:

  • be blessed with    ser bendecido con un don

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lycklig, välsignad, salig
int. - förbaskad, välsignad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
受祝福的, 受祝福的人们

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 受祝福的
n. pl. - 受祝福的人們

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신성한, 행복한, 반가운
n. pl. - 행복, 행운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 神聖な, 祝福を受けた, 恵まれた, 楽しい, 喜ばしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبارك, مقدس, , محظوظ (نداء) ملعون, لعين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבורך, קדוש, ארור‬
n. pl. - ‮קדוש‬


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