BLESSED


Meaning of BLESSED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈble-səd ]

adjective

also blest ˈblest

Date: before 12th century

1.

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 : enjoying the bliss of heaven — used as a title for a beatified person

3. : bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune

4. — used as an intensive

never had one blessed minute of instruction — Charles Scribner Jr.

• bless·ed·ly adverb

• bless·ed·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.