"blessedness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblɛsɪdnɪs/ Forms: blessednesses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English blessednesse, equivalent to blessed + -ness. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|blessednesse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English blessednesse, {{inh+|en|enm|blessednesse}} Inherited from 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 [feminine] (French), Glückseligkeit [feminine] (German), Seligkeit [feminine] (German), beatitūdō [feminine] (Latin), błogostan [feminine] (Polish), błogość [feminine] (Polish)

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