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blessed

verb

Meaning

  1. To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
  2. To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
  3. To invoke divine favor upon.
  4. To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
  5. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
  6. To wave; to brandish.
  7. Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
  8. A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.
  9. Held in veneration; revered.
  10. Worthy of worship; holy.
  11. An intensifier; damned.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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