bless
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
to request of God the bestowal of divine favor on: Bless this house.
to bestow good of any kind upon: a nation blessed with peace.
to extol as holy; glorify: Bless the name of the Lord.
to protect or guard from evil (usually used as an interjection): Bless you! Bless your innocent little heart!
to condemn or curse: I'll be blessed if I can see your reasoning. Bless me if it isn't my old friend!
to make the sign of the cross over or upon: The Pope blessed the multitude.
Origin of bless
1Other words for bless
Other words from bless
- blesser, noun
- bless·ing·ly, adverb
- outbless, verb (used with object), out·blessed or out·blest, out·bles·sing.
- pre·bless, verb (used with object)
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How to use bless in a sentence
I’m one of those who’s been blessed to have found such people, in the form of three notable, incredibly successful figures who have helped me build my own private equity career.
From mentorship to friendship to love: What I learned from three investing giants | matthewheimer | November 10, 2020 | FortuneI have been blessed to call Dupont Circle my home for nearly a decade, watching it change and grow before my very own eyes.
Billy Joe Shaver would tell you he was blessed and charmed, but he also couldn’t hide that he knew he deserved better.
For now, though, Sander said, “Looking to other countries, it feels like being on an island of the blessed.”
Why Vienna opera singers are ready to risk their lives to perform in a pandemic | Julia Belluz | September 30, 2020 | VoxIn fact, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, the pope once knelt and was blessed by a gathering of thousands of Catholic charismatics, all speaking in tongues.
Le roi pouvait crer ce duch en sa faveur, sans blesser aucune susceptibilit militaire.
Ce n'est pas pour vous blesser, but the hole you Americans can make——'
A London Life; The Patagonia; The Liar; Mrs. Temperly | Henry JamesThen both the blesser and the blessed will praise God for his boundless love.
The Harp of God | J. F. Rutherford
British Dictionary definitions for bless
/ (blɛs) /
to consecrate or render holy, beneficial, or prosperous by means of a religious rite
to give honour or glory to (a person or thing) as divine or holy
to call upon God to protect; give a benediction to
to worship or adore (God); call or hold holy
(often passive) to grant happiness, health, or prosperity to: they were blessed with perfect peace
(usually passive) to endow with a talent, beauty, etc: she was blessed with an even temper
rare to protect against evil or harm
bless! (interjection) an exclamation of well-wishing
bless you! (interjection)
a traditional phrase said to a person who has just sneezed
an exclamation of well-wishing or surprise
bless me!, bless my soul! or God bless my soul! (interjection) an exclamation of surprise
not have a penny to bless oneself with to be desperately poor
Origin of bless
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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