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verb (used with object), blessed or blest, bless·ing.
1.
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
2.
to request of God the bestowal of divine favor on: Bless this house.
3.
to bestow good of any kind upon: a nation blessed with peace.
4.
to extol as holy; glorify: Bless the name of the Lord.
5.
EXPANDto protect or guard from evil (usually used interjectionally): Bless you! Bless your innocent little heart!
6.
to condemn or curse: I'll be blessed if I can see your reasoning. Bless me if it isn't my old friend!
7.
COLLAPSEto make the sign of the cross over or upon: The Pope blessed the multitude.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English blessen, Old English blētsian, blēdsian to consecrate, orig. with blood, earlier *blōdisōian (blōd blood + -isō- derivational suffix + -ian v. suffix)
before 950; Middle English blessen, Old English blētsian, blēdsian to consecrate, orig. with blood, earlier *blōdisōian (blōd blood + -isō- derivational suffix + -ian v. suffix)
Related forms
bless·er, noun
bless·ing·ly, adverb
out·bless, verb (used with object), -blessed or -blest, -bles·sing.
pre·bless, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. exalt, hallow, glorify, magnify, beatify.
1. exalt, hallow, glorify, magnify, beatify.
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Word Origin & History
bless
O.E. bletsian, bledsian, Northumbrian bloedsian "to consecrate, make holy, give thanks," from P.Gmc. *blothisojan "mark with blood," from *blotham "blood" (see blood). Originally a blood sprinkling on pagan altars. This word was chosen in O.E. bibles to translate L. benedicere
EXPANDand Gk. eulogein, both of which have a ground sense of "to speak well of, to praise," but were used in Scripture to translate Heb. brk "to bend (the knee), worship, praise, invoke blessings." Meaning shifted in late O.E. toward "pronounce or make happy," by resemblance to unrelated bliss. No cognates in other languages.
COLLAPSE
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