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- proper noun A
surname . - adjective Roman Catholicism An epithet indicating that a person has been
beatified .
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Examples
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If the pope declares that a miracle did indeed occur, the person is eligible for beatification and is given the title "Blessed."
Sainthood is Catholic church's way to recognize a 'friend of God' 2011
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If the pope declares that a miracle did indeed occur, the person is eligible for beatification and is given the title "Blessed."
Sainthood is Catholic church's way to recognize a 'friend of God' 2011
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To have Cardinal Newman among the Blessed is an occasion of great thankfulness to the Lord and of great pride to those associated with him in Birmingham and in Oxford.
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Jews, when they named God, generally added, blessed for ever; and thence the Blessed is the title of God, a peculiar title, and applied to Christ, Rom. ix.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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MR: So, your new album is titled Blessed, and you brought in Don Was on production.
Mike Ragogna: Blessed: A Conversation with Lucinda Williams, Plus David Berkeley's Video "George Square" Mike Ragogna 2011
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Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! .
Israeli Amb.: Palestinians need to come to negotiating table 2010
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Blessed is the Peacekeeper, for they will stand proudly at the right hand of GOD!
FALLEN HERO ALERT! 2010
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Equally Blessed is "a coalition of faithful Catholics who support full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people both in the church and in civil society."
Michele Somerville: Homophobia in the Church: What Catholics Are Doing About It, and What Still Needs to Be Done Michele Somerville 2010
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Blessed is the Peacekeeper, for they will stand proudly at the right hand of GOD!
FALLEN HERO ALERT! 2010
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MR: So, your new album is titled Blessed, and you brought in Don Was on production.
Mike Ragogna: Blessed: A Conversation with Lucinda Williams, Plus David Berkeley's Video "George Square" Mike Ragogna 2011
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