Blessed vs. Fortunate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Blessed and Fortunate
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Blessed
Made holy; consecrated
The Blessed Sacrament
Fortunate
"Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell.
Blessed
Used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation
He'll want to go and see his blessed allotment
Fortunate
Favoured by or involving good luck; lucky
She'd been fortunate to escape serious injury
It was fortunate that the weather was good
Blessed
Worthy of worship; holy.
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Fortunate
Bringing something good and unforeseen; auspicious.
Blessed
Held in veneration; revered.
Fortunate
Having unexpected good fortune; lucky.
Blessed
Blessed Roman Catholic Church Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified.
Fortunate
One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person.
Blessed
Bringing happiness, pleasure, or contentment.
Fortunate
Auspicious.
It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
Blessed
Blessed Used as an intensive
I don't have a blessed dime.
Fortunate
Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
Blessed
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
Fortunate
Favored by fortune.
We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.
This is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves.
Blessed
(Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.
Fortunate
Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.
Blessed
Held in veneration; revered.
Fortunate
Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.
Blessed
Worthy of worship; holy.
Fortunate
Having unexpected good fortune;
Other, less fortunate, children died
A fortunate choice
Blessed
Damned as an intensifier or vehement denial
Not one blessed person offered to help me out.
I'm blessed if I'm going to drive all that way at this time of night.
Fortunate
Supremely favored or fortunate;
Golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust
Blessed
Simple past tense and past participle of bless
Fortunate
Presaging good fortune;
She made a fortunate decision to go to medical school
Rosy predictions
Blessed
Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy.
O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode,And lay it lowly at his blessed feet.
Blessed
Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored.
All generations shall call me blessed.
Towards England's blessed shore.
Blessed
Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful.
Blessed
Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven.
Reverenced like a blessed saint.
Cast out from God and blessed vision.
Blessed
Beatified.
Blessed
Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively.
Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free.
Blessed
Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace);
Our blessed land
The blessed assurance of a steady income
Blessed
Worthy of worship;
The Blessed Trinity
Blessed
Expletives used informally as intensifiers;
He's a blasted idiot
It's a blamed shame
A blame cold winter
Not a blessed dime
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
He's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
A deuced idiot
Tired or his everlasting whimpering
An infernal nuisance
Blessed
Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
Blessed
Enjoying the bliss of heaven
Blessed
Characterized by happiness and good fortune;
A blessed time
Blessed
Having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination;
Blessed with a strong healthy body
A nation blessed with peace
A peace-blessed era
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