Cursed vs. Blessed

Cursed vs. Blessed — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cursed and Blessed

Cursedadjective

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier;

villagers shun the area believing it to be cursedcursed with four daughternot a cursed drophis cursed stupidityI'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning

Blessedadjective

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

Cursedadjective

in danger of the eternal punishment of hell;

poor damned souls

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.

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Blessedadjective

(informal) An intensifier; damned.

Not one blessed person offered to help me out.

Blessedverb

simple past tense and past participle of bless

Blessedadjective

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

our blessed landthe blessed assurance of a steady income

Blessedadjective

worthy of worship;

the Blessed Trinity

Blessedadjective

expletives used informally as intensifiers;

he's a blasted idiotit's a blamed shamea blame cold winternot a blessed dimeI'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thinghe's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) foola deuced idiottired or his everlasting whimperingan infernal nuisance

Blessedadjective

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

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Blessedadjective

enjoying the bliss of heaven

Blessedadjective

characterized by happiness and good fortune;

a blessed time

Blessedadjective

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

blessed with a strong healthy bodya nation blessed with peacea peace-blessed era