"blessedness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblɛsɪdnɪs/ Forms: blessednesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English blessednesse, equivalent to blessed + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blessednesse}} Middle English blessednesse, {{af|en|blessed|-ness}} blessed + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blessedness (countable and uncountable, plural blessednesses)
  1. The condition or state of being blessed; holy. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (condition or state of being blessed): μακαριότης (makariótēs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), gelukzaligheid [feminine] (Dutch), zaligheid [feminine] (Dutch), gezegendheid [feminine] (Dutch), béatitude (French), beatitūdō [feminine] (Latin), błogostan [feminine] (Polish), błogość [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-blessedness-en-noun-Bzv9Yk2L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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