Lucky vs Blessed - What's the difference?
lucky | blessed |
Favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons.
Producing, or resulting in, good chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; 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)
As adjectives the difference between lucky and blessed
is that lucky is favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons while blessed is having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.As a verb blessed is
past tense of bless.As a proper noun Blessed is
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Adjective
(er)- a lucky adventurer
- The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
- a lucky mistake
- a lucky cast
- a lucky hour
Quotations
* 1989 , Howard Ashman, “Under the Sea”, The Little Mermaid , Walt Disney Feature Animation *: They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fateSynonyms
* (favored by luck ): fortunate, successful * (producing or resulting in good chance ): auspicious, favorable/favourable, fortunate, fortuitousDerived terms
* get lucky * lucky dip * lucky you * should be so luckyblessed
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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.