Home Forum Dictionary Articles Tutorials Books Directory Share your work


Edit page | Page history | Printable version

Dictionary » B » Blessed

Blessed

Blessed

1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. (Milton)

2. Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored. All generations shall call me blessed. (Luke i. 48) Towards England's blessed shore. (Shak)

3. Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful. Then was a blessed time. So blessed a disposition.

4. Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven. Reverenced like a blessed saint. (Shak) Cast out from god and blessed vision. (Milton)

5. Beatified.

6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively. Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free. (R. D. Blackmore)


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


Re: Fitness and Diet

... well, I see your point, although at our present time, even those organic food are more costly than before but it's true perhaps we're still blessed that we could just grow vegetables and fruits at our backyards. Sadly, lands are now turned into condominiums and subdivisions. People are much ...

See entire post
by mcar
Mon May 18, 2009 5:00 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Fitness and Diet
Replies: 14
Views: 2214

Fitness and Diet

... instances it's already late and they have to be hospitalized and it’s even more expensive. I sometimes think that 1st world countries are really blessed with nature stuff, fresh produce or organic food and where at least most of their citizens can afford buying quality food. In our country, everything ...

See entire post
by mcar
Tue May 12, 2009 3:39 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Fitness and Diet
Replies: 14
Views: 2214

Mystery allergy / disease / syndrome.

... and I make sure I put aside 8 hours to sleep every night. I am thankful for everything I have, I would be in a much much worse position. I am very blessed but not being able to go out to have a drink on your 21st birthday was really frustrating. I feel much much better when I eat healthy, drink ...

See entire post
by pgm3587
Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:35 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Mystery allergy / disease / syndrome.
Replies: 3
Views: 733

The 'Politics' of Being a Biologist?

I have always been lucky enough to be shielded from the worse of the admin politics and been blessed to have good colleagues, or at worst non interferent dummies.

See entire post
by canalon
Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:35 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The 'Politics' of Being a Biologist?
Replies: 5
Views: 465

sex behaviour in animals and insects

... instincts, which the original objective is to reproduce. It is human who uses it for recreation, much worse for commercial things ;) Human is blessed with brain and feeling, some of us exploit them in wrong ways.... well, that's us! :)

See entire post
by Dr.Stein
Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:44 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: sex behaviour in animals and insects
Replies: 9
Views: 3003
View all matching forum results

This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 1,068 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link