Blessed vs. Holy
Blessedadjective
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
Blessedadjective
(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.
Blessedadjective
Held in veneration; revered.
Blessedadjective
Worthy of worship; holy.
Blessedadjective
(informal) An intensifier; damned.
Blessedverb
simple past tense and past participle of bless
Blessedadjective
Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy.
Blessedadjective
Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored.
Blessedadjective
Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful.
Blessedadjective
Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven.
Blessedadjective
Beatified.
Blessedadjective
Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively.
Blessedadjective
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace);
Blessedadjective
worthy of worship;
Blessedadjective
expletives used informally as intensifiers;
Blessedadjective
Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
Blessedadjective
enjoying the bliss of heaven
Blessedadjective
characterized by happiness and good fortune;
Blessedadjective
having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination;
Blessedadjective
made holy; consecrated
Blessedadjective
a title preceding the name of a dead person considered to have led a holy life, especially a person formally beatified by the Roman Catholic Church
Blessedadjective
endowed with divine favour and protection
Blessedadjective
those who live with God in heaven.
Blessedadjective
bringing pleasure or relief as a welcome contrast to what one has previously experienced
Blessedadjective
used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation
Holyadjective
Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
Holyadjective
Revered in a religion.
Holyadjective
Perfect or flawless.
Holyadjective
Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).
Holyadjective
Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.
Holyadjective
(slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
Holynoun
(archaic) A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies.
Holyadjective
Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.
Holyadjective
Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
Holynoun
a sacred place of pilgrimage
Holyadjective
belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
Holyadjective
dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred
Holyadjective
(of a person) devoted to the service of God
Holyadjective
morally and spiritually excellent
Holyadjective
used in exclamations of surprise or dismay
