Blessedness
/ˈblɛsɪdnɪs/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition or state of being blessed; holy. countable, uncountable
"But earthlyer happy is the roſe diſtild, / Then that, vvhich, vvithering on the virgin thorne, / Grovves, liues, and dies, in ſingle bleſſedneſſe."
- 2 a state of supreme happiness wordnet
Example
More examples"But earthlyer happy is the roſe diſtild, / Then that, vvhich, vvithering on the virgin thorne, / Grovves, liues, and dies, in ſingle bleſſedneſſe."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English blessednesse, equivalent to blessed + -ness.