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Blessed

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Blessed
Blessed Bless"ed (bl[e^]s"[e^]d), a. 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. [1913 Webster]

O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored. [1913 Webster]

All generations shall call me blessed. --Luke i. 48. [1913 Webster]

Towards England's blessed shore. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful. ``Then was a blessed time.'' ``So blessed a disposition.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven. [1913 Webster]

Reverenced like a blessed saint. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Cast out from God and blessed vision. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

5. (R. C. Ch.) Beatified. [1913 Webster]

6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively. [1913 Webster]

Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free. --R. D. Blackmore. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Фильмы

  • Eight Corners Under One Roof., 1986 — Annotation: The film tells about the modern Japan. The newsreel about participation of Japan in various wars is used. Film description: Film about Japan. Japan. Landscapes. Mount Fuji. City Tokyo…
  • Meek People are Blessed, 1988 — Annotation: About large families of the village of Voloye in the Kaluga Region. Film description: 1.5 hours Large families of the village of White Kaluga region. The fate of mothers-heroines G…
  • The Manorial Council of the Russian Orthodox Church (Film 1 from the series "God with Us")., 1989 — Annotation: About feasts dedicated to the Millenium Anniversary of the Chistening of Russia. Film description: Celebrations to commemorate the 1000 anniversary of Christianity in Russia. Divine…