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blessed (adj.)

late 12c., "supremely happy," also "consecrated, holy" (c. 1200), past-participle adjective from bless (v.). Reversed or ironic sense of "cursed, damned" is recorded from 1806. Related: Blessedly; blessedness.

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Definitions of blessed from WordNet
1
blessed (adj.)
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace);
our blessed land
the blessed assurance of a steady income
Synonyms: blest
blessed (adj.)
expletives used informally as intensifiers;
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
not a blessed dime
Synonyms: blasted / blame / blamed / damn / damned / darned / deuced / goddam / goddamn / goddamned / infernal
blessed (adj.)
Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration;
Synonyms: beatified
blessed (adj.)
enjoying the bliss of heaven;
blessed (adj.)
characterized by happiness and good fortune;
a blessed time
2
Blessed (adj.)
worthy of worship;
From wordnet.princeton.edu