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blessed

/ˈblɛsɪd/ adjective

In Latin: beatus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about blessed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace).
    our blessed land
  2. Worthy of worship.
    the Blessed Trinity
  3. Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
    he's a blasted idiot