blessed
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ɪd; | a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
before 950; Middle English blessen, Old English blētsian, blēdsian to consecrate, orig. with blood, earlier *blōdisōian (blōd blood + -isō- derivational suffix + -ian v. suffix)
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1. exalt, hallow, glorify, magnify, beatify.
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bless (blɛs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , blesses, blessing, blessed, blest | |
| 1. | to consecrate or render holy, beneficial, or prosperous by means of a religious rite |
| 2. | to give honour or glory to (a person or thing) as divine or holy |
| 3. | to call upon God to protect; give a benediction to |
| 4. | to worship or adore (God); call or hold holy |
| 5. | (often passive) to grant happiness, health, or prosperity to: they were blessed with perfect peace |
| 6. | (usually passive) to endow with a talent, beauty, etc: she was blessed with an even temper |
| 7. | rare to protect against evil or harm |
| 8. | (interjection) bless! an exclamation of well-wishing |
| 9. | (interjection) bless you! |
| a. a traditional phrase said to a person who has just sneezed | |
| b. an exclamation of well-wishing or surprise | |
| 10. | (interjection) bless me!, bless my soul!, God bless my soul! an exclamation of surprise |
| 11. | not have a penny to bless oneself with to be desperately poor |
| [Old English blǣdsian to sprinkle with sacrificial blood; related to blōd | |
| blessed (ˈblɛsɪd, blɛst) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | made holy by religious ceremony; consecrated |
| 2. | worthy of deep reverence or respect |
| 3. | RC Church (of a person) beatified by the pope |
| 4. | characterized by happiness or good fortune: a blessed time |
| 5. | bringing great happiness or good fortune |
| 6. | a euphemistic word for damned : I'm blessed if I know |
| —n | |
| 7. | Christianity the blessed the dead who are already enjoying heavenly bliss |
| 'blessedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'blessedness | |
| —n | |
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Bless definition
(1.) God blesses his people when he bestows on them some gift temporal or spiritual (Gen. 1:22; 24:35; Job 42:12; Ps. 45:2; 104:24, 35). (2.) We bless God when we thank him for his mercies (Ps. 103:1, 2; 145:1, 2). (3.) A man blesses himself when he invokes God's blessing (Isa. 65:16), or rejoices in God's goodness to him (Deut. 29:19; Ps. 49:18). (4.) One blesses another when he expresses good wishes or offers prayer to God for his welfare (Gen. 24:60; 31:55; 1 Sam. 2:20). Sometimes blessings were uttered under divine inspiration, as in the case of Noah, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses (Gen. 9:26, 27; 27:28, 29, 40; 48:15-20; 49:1-28; Deut. 33). The priests were divinely authorized to bless the people (Deut. 10:8; Num. 6:22-27). We have many examples of apostolic benediction (2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 6:23, 24; 2 Thess. 3:16, 18; Heb. 13:20, 21; 1 Pet. 5:10, 11). (5.) Among the Jews in their thank-offerings the master of the feast took a cup of wine in his hand, and after having blessed God for it and for other mercies then enjoyed, handed it to his guests, who all partook of it. Ps. 116:13 refers to this custom. It is also alluded to in 1 Cor. 10:16, where the apostle speaks of the "cup of blessing."
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