blessed Definition

bless
verb blessed (past tense), blessed (past participle), blest, blessing (present participle)

1. To ask for divine favour or protection for someone or something.
2a. To make or pronounce someone or something holy; to consecrate;

Thesaurus: baptize, canonize, glorify, honour, dedicate, exalt, anoint, ordain, consecrate, sanctify.
2b. To make the sign of the cross over someone or something or to cross (oneself).
3. To praise; to give honour or glory to (a deity).
4. To thank or be thankful for something.

Example: I bless the day I met him

Idiom: bless me (bless my soul)

An expression of surprise, pleasure or dismay, etc.

Idiom: bless you! (God bless you!)

Said to a person who has just sneezed (originally as a superstitious call for God to protect them from illness).

An expression of affection, well-wishing or thanks, etc towards a person.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon bletsian or bledsian, probably from blod blood (from the use of sacrificial blood in ancient blessing ceremonies).

Phrasal Verb: be blessed with something

To have the benefit or advantage of (some natural quality or attribute, eg good health).

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blessed
adj

1. Holy.

Thesaurus: redeemed, saved, sanctified, dedicated, consecrated, sacred, hallowed, revered; Antonym: doomed, accursed.
Form: blest (also)
2. RC Church.
Said of a dead person, and used before their name as a title: pronounced holy by the Pope, usually as the first stage towards becoming a saint.
3. euphemistic, colloq
(pronounced when preceding its noun) damned; confounded.
Example: This blessed zip's stuck
Example: I'm blessed if I know what's wrong
4. Very fortunate or happy.

Thesaurus: happy, joyful, joyous, glad, contented.

Derivative: blessedly
adverb

Derivative: blessedness
noun