blessed

adjective

bless·​ed ˈble-səd 

variants or less commonly blest

ˈblest 

1

religion

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, Christianity : enjoying the bliss of heaven

—used as a title for a beatified person

the blessed Virgin Mary

3

: bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune

a blessed event

4

—used as an intensive

never had one blessed minute of instruction

—Charles Scribner, Jr.

blessedly adverb

blessedness noun

Synonyms

• divine
• godlike
• godly
• heavenly
• holy
• sacred
• supernatural

Examples of blessed in a Sentence

The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.

He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.

Recent Examples on the Web

Stepping into someone else’s life can be a blessed piece of escapism. —Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024

Although Helene has exacerbated community concerns in households up and down Junaluska Road, many feel blessed that they were spared. —Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024

The sidewalks will approximately double in width, with another band of space given over to tree pits, supplying a blessed bit of shade. —Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024

From anger to mourning to sadness to gratefulness to even feeling blessed to be able to sit here and write this post, processing the reasons behind September 4th will be a long road which will most likely, never be truly understood. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

see bless

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

blessed

adjective

bless·​ed ˈbles-əd 

variants also blest

ˈblest 

1

: holy sense 3

the blessed Trinity

2

: enjoying happiness

blessedly

ˈbles-əd-lē

adverb

blessedness

ˈbles-əd-nəs

noun