blessed


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blessed /ˈblɛsɪd, 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
blessedly adverb,
blessedness noun.
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