Blessedness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective noun /ˈble-səd/ bless·ed

Meaning & Definition of Blessedness

Blessedness (adjective)

  1. held in reverence, venerated
  2. honored in worship, hallowed
  3. beatific

Blessedness (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a feeling or state of well-being and contentment

    "the proud parents can scarcely describe the blessedness of having four healthy children"

    similar: beatitude, bliss, blissfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, warm fuzzies
    related: elatedness, elation, exhilaration, exultation, high, intoxication, ecstasy, euphoria, glory, heaven, nirvana, paradise, rapture, rapturousness, ravishment, seventh heaven, transport, delectation, delight, enjoyment, pleasure, cheer, cheerfulness, comfort, exuberance, gaiety, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, jocundity, jollity, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness, merriness, mirth, content, contentedness, gratification, satisfaction, triumph
    opposite: calamity, ill-being, misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness
    near: agony, anguish, desolation, joylessness, sorrow, sufferance, woe, woefulness, blues, cheerlessness, dejection, depression, desolateness, despondency, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, gloom, gloominess, melancholy, mournfulness, plaintiveness, Gehenna, hell, purgatory

  2. the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous

    "Mother Teresa's renowned blessedness made her an obvious candidate for sainthood"

    similar: devoutness, godliness, holiness, piety, piousness, sainthood, saintliness, saintship, sanctity
    related: asceticism, devotion, morality, prayerfulness, religiousness, spirituality, priestliness, goodness, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness, consecration, sacredness
    opposite: godlessness, impiety, ungodliness, unholiness
    near: blasphemousness, irreverence, sacrilegiousness, depravedness, depravity, evilness, heinousness, monstrosity, sinfulness, vileness, wickedness, hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony

Related Entry: Blessed (adjective)

Blessed is a different word from Blessedness. The synonyms below are for blessed, not for blessedness.

  1. of, relating to, or being God

    "a prayer to the blessed Savior"

    similar: divine, godlike, godly, heavenly, holy, sacred, supernatural
    related: eternal, everlasting, immortal, all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent, omniscient, supreme
    near: human, mortal, natural

  2. set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God

    "statues honoring an array of blessed saints are scattered throughout the cathedral"

    similar: consecrate, consecrated, hallowed, holy, sacral, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified
    related: adored, enshrined, glorified, revered, venerated, worshipped, ceremonial, liturgical, priestly, religious, ritual, sacramental, spiritual, biblical, scriptural
    opposite: deconsecrated, desacralized, unconsecrated, unhallowed
    near: nonreligious, unspiritual, earthly, mundane, profane, secular, temporal, worldly

  3. giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses

    "the blessed sight of home after a long journey"

    similar: agreeable, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory, sweet, tasty, welcome
    related: alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting, charming, enchanting, fascinating, calming, comforting, soothing, amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative, affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable, blissful, felicific, glad, happy, joyous, elating, exhilarating, intoxicating, ecstatic, euphoric, nirvanic, rapturous
    opposite: disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome
    near: abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched, bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky, abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious, boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale, tedious, displeasing, dissatisfying, depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, lachrymose, sad, unhappy, deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic, aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing, forbidding, hostile, intimidating, angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming, infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling, distressing, disturbing, upsetting

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Blessedness

The most common words with a similar meaning to Blessedness:

beatitude, bliss, blissfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, warm fuzzies, devoutness, godliness, holiness, piety, piousness, sainthood, saintliness, saintship, sanctity

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Blessedness

Words with the opposite meaning of Blessedness:

calamity, ill-being, misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness, godlessness, impiety, ungodliness, unholiness

Related Words for Blessedness

elatedness, elation, exhilaration, exultation, high, intoxication, ecstasy, euphoria, glory, heaven, nirvana, paradise, rapture, rapturousness, ravishment, seventh heaven, transport, delectation, delight, enjoyment, pleasure, cheer, cheerfulness, comfort, exuberance, gaiety, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, jocundity

Near Antonyms of Blessedness

agony, anguish, desolation, joylessness, sorrow, sufferance, woe, woefulness, blues, cheerlessness, dejection, depression, desolateness, despondency, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, gloom, gloominess, melancholy, mournfulness, plaintiveness, Gehenna, hell, purgatory, blasphemousness, irreverence, sacrilegiousness, depravedness

Word Forms of Blessedness

Derived words: blessedly (adverb), blessedness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Blessedness

First known use: before 12th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Blessedness

What does "Blessedness" mean?

"Blessedness" means held in reverence, venerated. As an an adjective and a noun, it is defined as: held in reverence, venerated. It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Blessedness"?

Other words for "Blessedness" include beatitude, bliss, blissfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy and warm fuzzies. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Blessedness" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Blessedness"?

There are 75 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Blessedness". Common alternatives include beatitude, bliss, blissfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, warm fuzzies, devoutness and godliness.

What is the opposite of "Blessedness"?

Antonyms of "Blessedness" include calamity, ill-being, misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness, godlessness and impiety. Near antonyms include agony, anguish, desolation and joylessness.

How do you use "Blessedness" in a sentence?

Examples of "Blessedness" in a sentence: "the proud parents can scarcely describe the blessedness of having four healthy children"; "Mother Teresa's renowned blessedness made her an obvious candidate for sainthood".

Is "Blessedness" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Blessedness" can be used as an adjective and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Blessedness"?

"Blessedness" is pronounced /ˈble-səd/ and divided into syllables as bless·ed.

What is the origin of the word "Blessedness"?

First known use: before 12th century.