1Made holy; consecrated.

1. 1.1 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.
   the Convent of the Blessed Agnes

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   • One example of this truth is Blessed Damien de Vesteur.
   • The saintly qualities of Fr. Solanus compare with those of Blessed Mother Teresa, according to Fr. Benedict Groeschel.
   • Mahatma Gandhi and blessed Mother Teresa, great Indians of the last century, greatly contributed to build solidarity and freedom among Indian people.

   Synonyms

   holy, sacred, hallowed, consecrated, sanctified, divine, dedicated, venerated, revered, ordained, canonized, beatified
2. 1.2 Used respectfully in reference to a dead person.
   a gracious lady of blessed memory

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   • There followed a long reminiscence of his lost love, and how she had landed this and that fish of blessed memory.
   • We can learn this from the saintly Rabbi Aryeh Levine of Jerusalem, of blessed memory.
   • I trust that Mother Teresa of blessed memory will forgive poor dear Nihil for fumbling her name.
   • My first husband, Danny, of blessed memory, is a victim.
   • In fact, Waldroup sounds a just little like Bernard Kerik, of blessed memory, doesn't he?
   • My father, Murray Lustig, of blessed memory, was ordained as a rabbi at Yeshiva University.
   • That was the great line I was thinking of the other day, from Star Trek of blessed memory, of course.
   • In the spring, eight months after the first High Holiday walk to my new shul, Lois's mom, of blessed memory, succumbed to a long illness.
   • Rabbi Carmy quotes my dear friend and colleague Rabbi Walter Wurzburger, of blessed memory.
   • May the Almighty give us the wisdom to act globally as a community, in Chezi's blessed memory, to stop the slaughter of G-d's holy children.
   • As heard from Rabbi Leib Kelemen, based on an essay by Rabbi Yerucham Levovitz, of blessed memory.
   • My grandmother, of blessed memory, had saved her album and gave it to Abie when he reached maturity.
   • There was an altercation involving Claudio Reyna, the American Ranger of blessed memory now plying his trade on Wearside.
   • After 17 years immersed in Eastern religions, I attended a lecture by Rabbi Dovid Din, of blessed memory.
   • AT 5 feet 11 inches and 18 stones, Bruce Douglas was one of Bill McLaren's solid citizens of blessed memory.
   • I was married to the late Malam Usman Ismiana of blessed memory, who worked with the Kuwaiti embassy in Sudan for nine years before he died.
   • But Rabbi Shimon Schwab, of blessed memory, offered a simple yet penetrating insight.
   • This theme was perfectly explained by another scientist of blessed memory, Arieh Kaplan, in many of his works.
3. 1.3 Endowed with divine favor and protection.
   blessed are the meek

   he felt blessed, fortunate to be in her company

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   • We, religious people, are blessed in many ways because much is provided just in the name of following Jesus.
   • But I need to read more about how this concept can serve people who are in danger and are truly deprived of the basics which I am blessed to have.
   • We are blessed at Harvard in not having some imported windbag sound off to us in the Commencement exercises in the morning.
   • Regardless of these differences: I pray you will be blessed in your practise.
   • I've also been blessed to be part of a church that nurtures faithful stewards.
   • Fortunately, I was blessed to become a part of the great humanistic conversation at Princeton University.
   • The Miles Davis rhythm section were busy men and Pepper was blessed to have such stellar players available for the one day, because the final product is excellent.
   • Our church communities are blessed by the rich diversity of people that God has created as the body of Christ.
   • I, for one, am grateful - grateful that we have an army to safeguard our borders, and grateful that we are blessed to have so many heroes among us.
   • My sister is eight years younger than me, and did not have the Jewish education I was blessed to have had.
   • Those men who are absorbed in devotion for Vishnu are blessed in the world.
   • As I said, we are blessed in ways but hardship in other ways, so.
   • She didn't want to be reminded of how blessed her Father's marriage was.
   • We at CHAD were truly blessed to have had her in our lives, she was truly an inspiration to us.
   • I was infinitely blessed to get it all, but that leaves me in my present predicament - yamless, on my toes, spinning as fast as I possibly can.
   • I cannot think of another artist whose canvases convey so clearly quite what a blessed existence the painter believes he leads.
   • Though we know we shall die, we are blessed to be ignorant of when or how we shall die.
   • May you be eternally blessed as a member of our people.
   • The good news for Gators fans is that the team is blessed at line-backer, with stalwarts such as Byron Hardmon, Mike Nattiel and Matt Farrior.
   • Steve led an exciting, blessed life among famous people, all of whom held him in the highest regard.

   Synonyms

   favoured, fortunate, lucky, privileged, select, happy, joyful, joyous, blissful, glad, enviable
4. 1.4the Blessedas plural noun Those who live with God in heaven.
5. 1.5 Bringing pleasure or relief as a welcome contrast to what one has previously experienced.
   he half stumbled out of the room up to his bed and blessed, blessed sleep

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   • Country Medicine is easily McCann's best work to date and has led, inevitably, to less of that blessed obscurity.
   • From our position in the press box it was difficult to adjudicate on the matter but to the blessed relief of the Kildare camp the decision went their way and the only whistle sounding was the final blast.
   • She ripped the top of the fuselage open like the lid of a sardine can, releasing the hot, foul smoke and flooding the half-dead survivors with blessed relief.
   • Yesterday's encounter came as a blessed relief from the build-up in which the football had got lost in a circuitous and ultimately futile debate on what is to be done about sectarianism in our society.
   • Bran nearly screamed again when the door flew upon, but the blessed light calmed her slightly before strong arms wrapped protectively around her.
   • The final three and a bit furlongs are all down a gentle careering slope which is surely a blessed relief for any horse to encounter after the first two-thirds of the Derby course… well, it was for me.
   • Then there came a moment, I believe it was in the dead of night, and in the blessed stillness I found solace.
   • Modernity requires constant and unceasing upheaval, and its absence does not bring blessed peace, but withering and death.
   • There was the blessed relief of the run-through shower set up in a bus station half way round; the water bottles snatched up on the run and, above all, the spectators.
   • I'd like to, I really would, but then I'd have to take a Brillo pad to my eyes to scour the sight from them and bring blessed relief.
   • Let him sleep, that blessed sweet oblivion, a brief and welcome peace from the worry about the crops.
   • Death has brought blessed respite for my Alzheimer's-ridden father.
   • If the bookies are correct, the blessed relief is that this time Britain's premier sportsperson will actually have the success… and a personality worth celebrating.
   • In Kilmarnock, he finally seems to have found an ideal partnership, which will be a blessed relief for a man who has had more bad football relationships than a Page 3 model.
   • Normally, after two or three hours, I feel a little slip inside and a sense of blessed relief as I realise that the stuck thing has gone down and that equilibrium has been restored.
   • Sometimes sitting on the porch, summer breeze wafting through, lazy sunshine bringing blessed sleep, the scent of perfume finds me.
   • Yet strangely, I'm still finding this a hard emotion to deal with - especially when I remember that this time last week the only thing I was expecting was blessed relief.
   • It brings blessed days of winter release for faculty - time to repossess college towns or neighborhoods from the traffic and crowding of students.
   • More often than not in my life, the onset of colder weather brought blessed relief for me.
   • Some people say they can't sleep for tinnitus; others find sleep a blessed relief.

2informal Used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation.