Alexander Loudon, Netherlands Minister to the U.S., when asked if the blessed event was in prospect, hedged: "A royal child born on the soil of freedom-loving America would be both a blessing and a good omen."
Soon we come to the mother-to-be-any-minute-now in the delivery room, and there is some question about whether the father can/will/wants to get to the hospital in time for the blessed event.
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Blessed Event — Comédie de Roy Del Ruth, d après la pièce de Manuel Seff et Forest Wilson, avec Lee Tracy, Ned Sparks, Mary Brian, Dick Powell, Ruth Donnelly. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1932 Technique: noir et blanc Durée: 1 h 24 Résumé Un … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
blessed event — n. the birth of a child; also, a newborn child … English World dictionary
Blessed Event — Infobox Film name = Blessed Event image size = caption = director = Roy Del Ruth producer = writer = Manuel Seff (play) Forrest Wilson (play) Howard J. Green narrator = starring = Lee Tracy Mary Brian music = cinematography = editing =… … Wikipedia
blessed event — noun the live birth of a child • Syn: ↑happy event • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑live birth * * * sə̇d noun : the birth of a baby … Useful english dictionary
blessed event — bless′ed event′ n. the birth of a child … From formal English to slang
blessed event — the birth of a child. * * * … Universalium
blessed event — Synonyms and related words: accouchement, birth, birth throes, birthing, childbearing, childbed, childbirth, confinement, delivery, genesis, giving birth, hatching, having a baby, labor, multiparity, nascency, nativity, parturition, the Nativity … Moby Thesaurus
event — n. 1) a disastrous; dramatic; historical; literary; major; outstanding; sensational; significant; social; spectacular; sporting; tragic event 2) a media event (to stage a media event) 3) a blessed event ( a birth ) 4) current events 5) (sports)… … Combinatory dictionary
blessed — (Pronounced [[t]ble̱st[/t]] for meaning 1, and [[t]ble̱sɪd[/t]] for meanings 2 and 3.) 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ with n If someone is blessed with a particular good quality or skill, they have that good quality or skill. Both are blessed with… … English dictionary
Blessed Virgin — The Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the theology and history of Mary the … Catholic encyclopedia
