second blessing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of second blessing
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The car proved as resilient as its owner — a second blessing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
And if the project is a success, that is your second blessing.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2016
When he was done, I recited the second blessing and the prayer that thanks God when a serious accident has been avoided.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
The musicians who had discoursed with instrument and voice during the worship and entertainment of the ancestors, followed the convivial party 'to give their soothing aid at the second blessing.'
From The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 by Legge, James
I had never heard the doctrine of the "second blessing" or "sanctification" taught.
From The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Nation, Carry Amelia
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