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Blessed vs Encourage - What's the difference?

blessed | encourage |

As an adjective blessed

is (poetic|dated) (verb).

As a verb encourage is

.

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

    encourage

    English

    Verb

    (encourag)
  • To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
    • I encouraged him during his race.
  • To spur on, strongly recommend.
    • We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
  • To foster, give help or patronage
    • ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * discourage

    Derived terms

    * encouragement * encouraging * encouragingly

    Related terms

    * courage