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blessedness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈblɛsɪdnɪs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B L EH1 S AH0 D N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition or state of being blessed; holy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a state of supreme happiness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beatitude, beatification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: happiness, felicity

Narrower terms: nirvana, enlightenment

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blessednesse, equivalent to blessed + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: gelukzaligheid — condition or state of being blessed
  • Dutch: zaligheid — condition or state of being blessed
  • Dutch: gezegendheid — condition or state of being blessed
  • French: béatitude — condition or state of being blessed
  • German: Glückseligkeit — condition or state of being blessed
  • German: Seligkeit — condition or state of being blessed
  • Ancient Greek: μακαριότης (makariótēs) — condition or state of being blessed
  • Kazakh: жарылқанғандық (jarylqanğandyq) — condition or state of being blessed
  • Latin: beatitūdō — condition or state of being blessed
  • Polish: błogostan — condition or state of being blessed
  • Polish: błogość — condition or state of being blessed