Meaning & use
blessed heart
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Meanings
nouncountablereligionliterary
A person's heart or inner self that is holy, pure, or favored by God.
Grammar: Used as a countable noun phrase; often appears with a possessive: 'her blessed heart.'
Patterns
- someone's blessed heart
- a blessed heart
The old woman prayed quietly, her blessed heart full of peace.
He was known for his blessed heart and his kindness to strangers.
nouncountableinformal
A kind, gentle, or morally good person, often said with affection or pity.
Grammar: Often used in the phrase 'poor blessed heart' to show sympathy.
Patterns
- poor blessed heart
- someone's blessed heart
Poor blessed heart, she worked all day and still had time to help us.
He is a blessed heart, always thinking of others before himself.
Word forms
| plural | blessed hearts |
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Common combinations
- a blessed heart
- She has a blessed heart and never speaks ill of anyone.
- poor blessed heart
- Poor blessed heart, he lost his job last month.
- with a blessed heart
- He gave the money with a blessed heart.
Synonyms and how they differ
- pure heart
- Focuses on innocence and lack of bad intentions, not on religious blessing.
- kind soul
- Describes a good-natured person; more common in modern English than 'blessed heart.'
Word family
Commonly confused: blessed heart or bleeding heart?
blessed heart vs bleeding heart
A different phrase: a person seen as too sympathetic to others, often used disapprovingly.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'blessed heart' most naturally?
Choose one answer.
'Blessed heart' is a noun phrase meaning a holy or kind inner self, so it fits as the object of 'has.' The other options treat it as a verb or a plant, which is wrong.
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