Which is why american style manuals will always ask you to merge it with the subsequent word, without a hyphen In that context, which is more correct or more frequently used Suppose that we want to negate a generic compound adjective adjective1 adjective2
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Given current usage, i very much doubt blessed is strictly considered religious (whatever that might mean)
A similar word is thankful, which is rarely ever ascribed to any deity in particular in popular usage.