· give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"

Hypernym(s): raise, conjure, conjure_up, invoke, evoke, stir, call_down, arouse, bring_up, put_forward, call_forth

Antonym(s): curse

· confer prosperity or happiness on

Hypernym(s): confer, bestow

· make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

Synonym(s): sign

Hypernym(s): gesticulate, gesture, motion

· render holy by means of religious rites

Synonym(s): consecrate, hallow, sanctify

Hypernym(s): declare

· highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"

Synonym(s): blest

Antonym(s): cursed

· worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"

Synonym(s): Blessed

· expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"

Synonym(s): blasted, blame, blamed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal

· Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration

Synonym(s): beatified

· enjoying the bliss of heaven

· characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"