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comparative more blessed, superlative most blessed
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing. quotations examples
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Matthew 5:5
(Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs. examples
Held in veneration; revered. quotations examples
‘My blessed Public must have a pretty girl’s face. Romance isn’t romance, adventure is as dull as dishwater...to my Public...unless, every so often, a face to sink a thousand ships, or is it saps? shows up.’
1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 6
Worthy of worship; holy. examples
(euphemistic) dead. quotations examples
I know—for Death, who comes for meFrom regions of the blest afar,Where there is nothing to deceive,Hath left his iron gate ajar, […]
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems
(informal, euphemistic) damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial) examples
simple past and past participle of bless examples