blessedness
A child experiences blessedness while playing with a puppy in a sunny garden.
Noun: 1. A state of supreme happiness or bliss: The condition of being divinely favored, experiencing great joy, or possessing a profound sense of well-being and contentment, often with a spiritual or religious connotation. 2. The quality or state of being blessed: The condition of receiving divine grace, favor, or protection.
Blessedness is a formal and somewhat literary noun. It describes a deep, often spiritual, state of happiness that goes beyond simple pleasure. It is frequently used in religious or philosophical contexts to describe the ultimate happiness found in a connection with the divine or in virtuous living.
- The monk spoke of the blessedness found in a life of prayer and simplicity.
- After years of struggle, she finally achieved a state of quiet blessedness.
- Many religious texts describe the blessedness of the righteous.
- "Single blessedness": A humorous or ironic phrase used to refer to the state of being unmarried, often implying its freedoms and advantages.
- After his last disastrous relationship, he began to appreciate the virtues of single blessedness.
- Blessed (adjective): Made holy; consecrated; or bringing happiness or relief.
- They felt blessed to have such a wonderful family.
- Blessing (noun): A prayer asking for divine favor; God's favor and protection; or a beneficial thing for which one is grateful.
- The priest gave his blessing. Good health is a great blessing.
- Bliss: Perfect happiness, great joy.
- Felicity: Great happiness.
- Beatitude: Supreme blessedness or happiness (often used in a theological context).
- Contentment: A state of happiness and satisfaction.
- Misery: A state of great distress or discomfort.
- Wretchedness: A state of profound unhappiness or despair.
- Cursedness: The state of being under a curse; afflicted.
- A state of blessedness: This phrase itself is idiomatic, emphasizing a condition of perfect happiness.
- In her garden, surrounded by flowers, she felt she was in a state of blessedness.
A child experiences blessedness while playing with a puppy in a sunny garden.
- a state of supreme happiness