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Blessed vs Joyful - What's the difference?

blessed | joyful | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between blessed and joyful

is that blessed is having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing while joyful is feeling or causing joy.

As a verb blessed

is past tense of bless.

As a proper noun Blessed

is {{surname|lang=en}.

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

    joyful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * joyfull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Feeling or causing joy.
    • Related terms
    * joyfully (adverb) * joyfulness (noun)