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blessed event
noun
- the birth of a child.
Idioms and Phrases
The birth of a baby, as in When is the blessed event expected? This expression combines two senses of blessed , that is, “happy” and “sacred.” Today, however, unless used ironically, it is considered cloyingly sentimental. [1920s]Example Sentences
I think I committed every possible absurdity, in the way of preparation for this blessed event.
I think I committed every possible absurdity in the way of preparation for this blessed event.
Before the blessed event, Laurent went to Jarth Rolan with a complaint.
The history-making blessed event was an honor and an onus to Captain Spooner and his young wife.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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