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bless
[ bles ]
verb (used with object)
- to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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.
bless
/ ɛ /
verb
- 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! or bless my soul! or God bless my soul!interjection an exclamation of surprise
- not have a penny to bless oneself withto be desperately poor
Other 51Թ Forms
- İ noun
- iԲ· adverb
- dzܳb verb (used with object) outblessed or outblest outblessing
- · verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bless1
Example Sentences
“I feel very blessed to have been picked,” she told The Times a few days later.
To love the people you work with, that’s an incredible blessing.
Its remoteness is both a blessing and a curse.
What a blessing it would have been to know and trust things were going to work out, maybe not how I thought or wanted at the time, but workout nonetheless.
It featured a photo of Pope Francis at the Western Wall in Jerusalem and concluded: "May his memory be a blessing."
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