blessed
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(verb) give a benediction to. Synonyms: bless. Example: "The dying man blessed his son."
Verb Definition 1
(verb) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate. Synonyms: bless, sign.
Verb Definition 3
(verb) render holy by means of religious rites. Synonyms: consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify.
Verb Definition 4
(adj) highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace). Synonyms: blessed (vs. cursed), blest. Examples: "Our blessed land." "The blessed assurance of a steady income."
Adjective Definition 1
(adj) worthy of worship. Synonyms: Blessed. Example: "The blessed trinity."
Adjective Definition 2
(adj) expletives used informally as intensifiers. Synonyms: blasted, blame, blamed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal. Examples: "He's a blasted idiot." "It's a blamed shame." "A blame cold winter." "Not a blessed dime." "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if i'll do any such thing." "He's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool." "A deuced idiot." "An infernal nuisance."
Adjective Definition 3
(adj) Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration. Synonyms: beatified.
Adjective Definition 4