BLESSED


Meaning of BLESSED in English

[ 'blɛsɪd , blɛst ]

■ adjective

1》 made holy; consecrated.

↘a title preceding the name of a dead person considered to have led a holy life, especially a person formally beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.

2》 endowed with divine favour and protection.

3》 informal used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.