he is thrice blessed
1Thrice — (thr[imac]s), adv. [OE. thries; thrie thrice (AS. [thorn]riga, [thorn]riwa) + s, the adverbal suffix. See {Three}, and { wards}.] 1. Three times. Thrice in vain. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock… …
2thrice — ► ADVERB archaic or literary 1) three times. 2) extremely; very: I was thrice blessed. ORIGIN Old English …
3thrice — [θrʌɪs] adverb archaic or literary 1》 three times. 2》 extremely; very: I was thrice blessed. Origin ME thries, from earlier thrie (from OE thrīga, related to three) + s3; cf. once …
4thrice — adv. archaic or literary 1 three times. 2 (esp. in comb.) highly (thrice blessed). Etymology: ME thries f. thrie (adv.) f. OE thriwa, thriga (as THREE, S(3)) …
5blessed — Synonyms and related words: Elysian, Olympian, absolute, auspicious, beaming, beatific, beatified, beatitude, blamed, blankety blank, blasted, blessed with luck, blessedness, bliss, blissful, blooming, canonized, capering, celestial, cheerful,… …
6Photius of Constantinople — • Chief author of the great schism between East and West (b. c. 815) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Photius of Constantinople Photius of Constantinople …
7Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States — This article is about Coptic Orthodoxy in the United States. For a list of Coptic parishes in the US, see list of Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States Part of the series on Copts …
8Dioscurus — Dioscurus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Dioscurus (Also written Dioscorus; Dioscurus from the analogy of Dioscuri). Bishop of Alexandria; date of birth unknown; d. at Gangra, in Asia Minor, 11 Sept., 454. He had been archdeacon under… …
9Comma Johanneum — The Comma Johanneum is a comma (a short clause) in the First Epistle of John (1 John 5:7–8) according to the Latin Vulgate text as transmitted since the Early Middle Ages, based on Vetus Latina minority readings dating to the 7th… …
10blessedness — noun The state or condition of being blessed, holy. Thrice blessed they that master so their blood …
