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Anointed vs Blessed - What's the difference?

anointed | blessed |

As verbs the difference between anointed and blessed

is that anointed is past tense of anoint while blessed is past tense of bless.

As a noun anointed

is a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.

As an adjective blessed is

having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

As a proper noun Blessed is

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anointed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (anoint)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons

    • Anagrams

    *

    blessed

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (poetic), blest (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
  • * 1611 , King James Bible , Matthew 5:5
    • Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
  • In Catholicism, a title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.
  • Held in veneration; revered.
  • Worthy of worship; holy.
  • (informal) An intensifier; damned.
    • Not one blessed person offered to help me out.

    Synonyms

    * (revered) revered, venerated, worship(p)ed * (holy) hallowed, holy, sacred

    Antonyms

    * condemned, cursed, damned * (revered) contemned, despised, scorned * (holy) profane, unhallowed, unholy

    Derived terms

    * blessed event

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bless)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms