blessed. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

blessed

SYLLABICATION:	bless·ed
PRONUNCIATION:	blsd
VARIANT FORMS:	also blest ( blst)
ADJECTIVE:	1a. Worthy of worship; holy. b. Held in veneration; revered. 2. Blessed Roman Catholic Church Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified. 3. Bringing happiness, pleasure, or contentment. 4. blessed Used as an intensive: I don't have a blessed dime.
OTHER FORMS:	blessed·ly —ADVERB blessed·ness —NOUN


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