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Blessed Thistle
Blessed may refer to: * The state of having received a blessing * Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been Beatification, beatified * Blessed (Orthodox), Blessed, a saint title assigned by the Eastern Orthodox Church to various saints, typically fools for Christ and certain rulers and monastics Film and television * Blessed (2004 film), ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural pregnancy * Blessed (2008 film), ''Blessed'' (2008 film), a 2008 British drama film about a man looking after a shipwrecked girl on a Scottish island * Blessed (2009 film), ''Blessed'' (2009 film), a 2009 Australian drama film about the lives of seven youths on the streets of Melbourne * Blessed (TV series), ''Blessed'' (TV series), a 2005 BBC television sitcom about a record producer and his struggles bringing up children Music Albums * Blessed (Beenie Man album), ''Blessed'' (Beenie Man album), 1995 * Blessed (Flavour N'abania album), ''Bless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Blessing
In religion, a blessing (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the impartation of something with doctrines of grace, grace, Sacred, holiness, spiritual Redemption (theology), redemption, or Will of God, divine will. Etymology and Germanic paganism The modern English language term ''bless'' likely derives from the 1225 term , which developed from the Old English (preserved in the Northumbrian dialect around 950 AD).Barnhart (1995:73). The term also appears in other forms, such as (before 830), from around 725 and ' from around 1000, all meaning to make sacred or holy by a sacrificial custom in the Anglo-Saxon paganism, Anglo-Saxon pagan period, originating in Germanic paganism; to mark with blood. Due to this, the term is related to the term , meaning 'blood'. References to this indigenous practice, Blót, exist in related Icelandic sources. The modern meaning of the term may have been influenced in translations of the Bible into Old English during the process of Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
