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–noun

1.	the act or words of a person who blesses.

2.	a special favor, mercy, or benefit: the blessings of liberty.

3.	a favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.

4.	the invoking of God's favor upon a person: The son was denied his father's blessing.

5.	praise; devotion; worship, esp. grace said before a meal: The children took turns reciting the blessing.

6.	approval or good wishes: The proposed law had the blessing of the governor.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME blessinge, -unge, OE bletsung, bledsung. See bless, -ing¹

]

—Synonyms 2. advantage, boon, gain, profit, bounty.

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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.	to 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.	to make the sign of the cross over or upon: The Pope blessed the multitude.

[Origin: bef. 950; ME blessen, OE blétsian, blédsian to consecrate, orig. with blood, earlier *blōdisōian (blōd blood + -isō- derivational suffix + -ian v. suffix)

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—Related forms

blesser, noun

bless·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. exalt, hallow, glorify, magnify, beatify.

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tr.v. blessed or blest (blěst), bless·ing, bless·es

To make holy by religious rite; sanctify.
To make the sign of the cross over so as to sanctify.
To invoke divine favor upon.
To honor as holy; glorify: Bless the Lord.
To confer well-being or prosperity on.
To endow, as with talent.

[Middle English blessen, from Old English blētsian, to consecrate; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

bless'er n.

Word History: The verb bless comes from Old English bldsian, blēdsian, blētsian, "to bless, wish happiness, consecrate." Although the Old English verb has no cognates in any other Germanic language, it can be shown to derive from the Germanic noun *blōdan, "blood." Bldsian therefore literally means "to consecrate with blood, sprinkle with blood." The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, the early Germanic migrants to Britain, used bldsian for their pagan sacrifices. After they converted to Christianity, bldsian acquired new meanings as a result of its use in translations of the Latin Bible, but it kept its pagan Germanic senses as well.

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n.

The act of one that blesses.
A short prayer said before or after a meal; grace.
Something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity; a boon.
Approbation; approval: This plan has my blessing.

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blessing
noun
1.	the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" [ant: disapproval]
2.	a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
3.	a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" [syn: grace]
4.	a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn: benediction]
5.	the act of praying for divine protection

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ˈblessing1 noun

a wish or prayer for happiness or success
Example: The priest gave them his blessing.

Arabic:	بَرَكه
Chinese (Traditional):	祈神賜福，祝福
Czech:	požehnání
Danish:	velsignelse
Dutch:	zegen
Estonian:	õnnistus
Finnish:	siunaus
French:	bénédiction
German:	der Segen
Greek:	ευλογία
Hungarian:	áldás
Icelandic:	blessun
Indonesian:	berkat
Italian:	benedizione

Japanese:	祝福
Korean:	축도
Latvian:	svētība
Lithuanian:	palaiminimas
Norwegian:	velsignelse, signing
Portuguese (Brazil):	bênção
Portuguese (Portugal):	bênção
Romanian:	binecuvântare
Russian:	благословение
Slovak:	požehnanie
Slovenian:	blagoslov
Spanish:	bendición
Swedish:	välsignelse
Turkish:	hayır dua

ˈblessing2 noun

any cause of happiness
Example: Her son was a great blessing to her.

Arabic:	نِعْمَةٌ، حَظٌّ سَعيد
Chinese (Traditional):	幸福
Czech:	štěstí, dar
Danish:	velsignelse
Dutch:	zegen
Estonian:	õnnistus, rõõmuallikas
Finnish:	siunaus
French:	(grand) bonheur
German:	die Gnade
Greek:	πηγή ευτυχίας, ευλογία
Hungarian:	áldás
Icelandic:	blessun, lán
Indonesian:	kebahagiaan besar
Italian:	dono del cielo*

Japanese:	ありがたいもの
Korean:	은총
Latvian:	laime
Lithuanian:	laimė, palaima
Norwegian:	velsignelse
Portuguese (Brazil):	bênção
Portuguese (Portugal):	felicidade
Romanian:	binecuvântare
Russian:	счастливый дар
Slovak:	požehnanie
Slovenian:	blagoslov
Spanish:	bendición, un regalo (del cielo)
Swedish:	välsignelse
Turkish:	mutluluk kaynağı

ˈblessing3 noun

a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal

Arabic:	صَلاةُ النِّعْمَه(بَعْدَ الطَّعام)
Chinese (Traditional):	飯前或飯后的感恩禱告
Czech:	modlitba
Danish:	bordbøn
Estonian:	tänupalve
Greek:	ευχαριστήρια προσευχή πριν και μετά το γεύμα
Hungarian:	(asztali) áldás
Indonesian:	doa syukur
Italian:	preghiera di ringraziamento*

Latvian:	galda lūgšana
Lithuanian:	malda prieš ir, *arba po valgio
Norwegian:	bordbønn
Russian:	молитва
Slovak:	modlitba vďaky za jedlo
Slovenian:	molitev pred, *po jedi
Spanish:	bendición (de la mesa)
Swedish:	bordsbön
Turkish:	şükran duası

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