Blessed vs Fortunate - What's the difference?
blessed | fortunate |
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
* 1611 , King James Bible , Matthew 5:5
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.
(bless)
Coming by good luck or favorable chance.
Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain.
Presaging happiness.
Auspicious.
Receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts.
Lucky, favored by fortune.
As adjectives the difference between blessed and fortunate
is that blessed is having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing while fortunate is coming by good luck or favorable chance.As a verb blessed
is past tense of bless.As a proper noun Blessed
is {{surname|lang=en}.blessed
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Alternative forms
* (poetic), blest (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- Not one blessed person offered to help me out.
Synonyms
* (revered) revered, venerated, worship(p)ed * (holy) hallowed, holy, sacredAntonyms
* condemned, cursed, damned * (revered) contemned, despised, scorned * (holy) profane, unhallowed, unholyDerived terms
* blessed eventVerb
(head)Anagrams
* English heteronymsfortunate
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Adjective
(en adjective)- a fortunate event
- a fortunate concurrence of circumstances
- a fortunate investment
