" blessedness "

1: a feeling or state of well-being and contentment;

  * e.g., " ... the proud parents can scarcely describe the blessedness of having four healthy children "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beatitude,

•  bliss,

•  blissfulness,

•  felicity,

•  gladness,

•  happiness,

•  joy,

•  warm fuzzies

•  Antonyms : 

•  calamity,

•  ill-being,

•  misery,

•  sadness,

•  unhappiness,

•  wretchedness

2: the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous;

  * e.g., " ... Mother Teresa's renowned blessedness made her an obvious candidate for sainthood "

•  Synonyms : 

•  devoutness,

•  godliness,

•  holiness,

•  piety,

•  piousness,

•  sainthood,

•  saintliness,

•  saintship,

•  sanctity

•  Antonyms : 

•  godlessness,

•  impiety,

•  ungodliness,

•  unholiness

1: of, relating to, or being God;

  * e.g., " ... a prayer to the blessed Savior "

•  Synonyms : 

•  divine,

•  godlike,

•  godly,

•  heavenly,

•  holy,

•  sacred,

•  supernatural

•  Antonyms : 

•  deconsecrated,

•  desacralized,

•  unconsecrated,

•  unhallowed

2: set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God;

  * e.g., " ... statues honoring an array of blessed saints are scattered throughout the cathedral "

•  Synonyms : 

•  consecrate,

•  consecrated,

•  hallowed,

•  holy,

•  sacral,

•  sacred,

•  sacrosanct,

•  sanctified

•  Antonyms : 

•  disagreeable,

•  pleasureless,

•  unpalatable,

•  unpleasant,

•  unwelcome

3: giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses;

  * e.g., " ... the blessed sight of home after a long journey "

•  Synonyms : 

•  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

•  Antonyms : 

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