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 Definitions of Blessing  [ˈblɛs ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'Blessing' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) blessing
the act or words of a person who blesses.

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

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

4.  blessing
the invoking of God's favor upon a person.

5.  blessing
praise; devotion; worship, esp. grace said before a meal.

6.  blessing
approval or good wishes.

Etymology:  (bef. 900)

Definition of 'Blessing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) blessing, approval, approving
the formal act of approving
"he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

2. (noun) blessing, boon
a desirable state
"enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

3. (noun) grace, blessing, thanksgiving
a short prayer of thanks before a meal
"their youngest son said grace"

4. (noun) benediction, blessing
a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

5. (noun) blessing, benediction
the act of praying for divine protection


Definition of 'Blessing' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) blessing
sth that makes you feel grateful
a blessing to have so many good friends

2.  blessing
blessing in disguise
sth that seems bad, but actually brings good things

3.  blessing
approval and permission
My parents gave us their blessing.


Definition of 'Blessing' Webster Dictionary 

1.  Blessing
of Bless

2. (verb) Blessing
the act of one who blesses

3. (verb) Blessing
a declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces

4. (verb) Blessing
a means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift

5. (verb) Blessing
a gift

6. (verb) Blessing
grateful praise or worship


Translation of 'Blessing' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

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

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: seën Arabic flag Arabic: بَرَكه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: благословия
Brazilian flag Brazilian: bênção Czech flag Czech: požehnání German flag German: der Segen
Danish flag Danish: velsignelse Greek flag Greek: ευλογία Spanish flag Spanish: bendición
Estonian flag Estonian: õnnistus Farsi flag Farsi: دعای خیر Finnish flag Finnish: siunaus
French flag French: bénédiction Hebrew flag Hebrew: בְּרָכָה Hindi flag Hindi: आशीर्वाद
Croatian flag Croatian: blagoslov Hungarian flag Hungarian: áldás Indonesian flag Indonesian: berkat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: blessun Italian flag Italian: benedizione Japanese flag Japanese: 祝福
Korean flag Korean: 축복, 축도 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: palaiminimas Latvian flag Latvian: svētība
Malay flag Malay: memohon rahmat Dutch flag Dutch: zegen Norwegian flag Norwegian: velsignelse, signing
Polish flag Polish: błogosławieństwo Persian flag Persian: دعای خیر Pashto flag Pashto: د خیر دعاء
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bênção Romanian flag Romanian: binecuvântare Russian flag Russian: благословение
Slovak flag Slovak: požehnanie Slovenian flag Slovenian: blagoslov Serbian flag Serbian: blagoslov
Swedish flag Swedish: välsignelse Thai flag Thai: พร Turkish flag Turkish: hayır dua
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 賜福,祝福,保佑 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: благословення Urdu flag Urdu: دعا ، حمد
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: điều sung sướng Chinese flag Chinese: 祝福,赐福,保佑,恩典

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'Blessing' - Nearby Entries  

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