Blessed vs. Holy — What's the Difference?

Made holy; consecrated

Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred

Used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation

Used in exclamations of surprise or dismay

Worthy of worship; holy.

Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred.

Held in veneration; revered.

Regarded with veneration or specified for a religious purpose

Blessed Roman Catholic Church Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified.

Living or undertaken with highly moral or spiritual purpose; saintly

Bringing happiness, pleasure, or contentment.

Regarded as deserving special respect or reverence

Blessed Used as an intensive

(Informal) Used as an intensive

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

(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.

Revered in a religion.

Held in veneration; revered.

Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so.

Worthy of worship; holy.

Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).

Damned as an intensifier or vehement denial

Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.

Simple past tense and past participle of bless

(slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.

Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy.

(slang) An expression of astonishment and awe.

Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored.

(archaic) A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.

Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful.

Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.

Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven.

Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.

Beatified.

A sacred place of pilgrimage

Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively.

Belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

Highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace);

Worthy of worship;

Expletives used informally as intensifiers;

Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration

Enjoying the bliss of heaven

Characterized by happiness and good fortune;

Having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination;