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blessing
[ bles-ing ]
noun
- the act or words of a person who blesses.
- a special favor, mercy, or benefit:
the blessings of liberty.
- a favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.
- the invoking of God's favor upon a person:
The son was denied his father's blessing.
- praise; devotion; worship, especially grace said before a meal:
The children took turns reciting the blessing.
- approval or good wishes:
The proposed law had the blessing of the governor.
blessing
/ ˈblɛsɪŋ /
noun
- the act of invoking divine protection or aid
- the words or ceremony used for this
- a short prayer of thanksgiving before or after a meal; grace
- Also calledbrachahbrocho Judaism
- a short prayer prescribed for a specific occasion and beginning "Blessed art thou, O Lord…"
- a section of the liturgy including a similar formula
- approval; good wishes
her father gave his blessing to the marriage
- the bestowal of a divine gift or favour
- a happy event or state of affairs
a blessing in disguise
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with blessing , also see give thanks for small blessings ; mixed blessing .Example Sentences
Anu gave me his blessing to use today’s examples from his page, and even said he’d tell about this contest to his regular contributors.
I really think he would be a great father and that if I got pregnant by "accident," he would recognize what a blessing it was.
For media companies, that scale can be a blessing and a curse.
When I saw that the company introduced matching PANTS this year, I immediately wrote to my editor and begged for her blessing to review them.
A kindness you can offer in return is your blessing for him to remain connected to them — in ways that minimize the emotional cost to you.
And it gave Baghdadi the opportunity to praise his new minions, blessing them as his official representatives.
Maybe, then, the Hathahate phenomenon is a blessing in disguise.
Scott says he last spoke to his predecessor a few days ago, although he never explicitly gave his blessing.
In Citizens United the Court gave its blessing to corporations having a significant political role in elections.
She ended up praying with me and giving me her blessing to portray her Dad.
Seen thus poverty became rather a blessing than a curse, or at least a dispensation prescribing the proper lot of man.
To know, to love, and to be loved by such a man as Burne-Jones was a supreme blessing in his life.
Jacob cheated his brother out of the parental blessing, and lied about God, and lied to his father to accomplish his end.
His last words when he bade me farewell, and gave me his blessing were, to remember always to think twice before I spoke once.
It has more than verified all predictions as to its usefulness, and has proved a blessing to north-west Donegal.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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