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1. (v.t.) bless
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
2. bless
to request God's divine favor upon or for:
Bless this house.
3. bless
to bestow some benefit upon; endow:
Nature blessed me with strong teeth.
4. bless
to extol as holy; glorify:
Bless the name of the Lord.
5. bless
to protect or guard from evil (usu. used interjectionally):
Bless you!
6. bless
to make the sign of the cross over or upon.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE blētsian, blēdsian to consecrate)
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| Definition of 'bless' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bless
give a benediction to
"The dying man blessed his son"
2. (verb) bless
confer prosperity or happiness on
3. (verb) bless, sign
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
4. (verb) consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
render holy by means of religious rites
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1. (verb) bless
to ask God to care for or to bring holiness
priests blessing the children; Bless this food.
2. bless
blessed with
grateful to have
a family blessed with good health
3. bless
bless you
used when sb sneezes
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| Definition of 'bless' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) bless
to make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
2. (verb) bless
to make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to
3. (verb) bless
to express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons
4. (verb) bless
to invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food
5. (verb) bless
to make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self)
6. (verb) bless
to guard; to keep; to protect
7. (verb) bless
to praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences
8. (verb) bless
to esteem or account happy; to felicitate
9. (verb) bless
to wave; to brandish
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Sense: – to ask God to show favour to
Bless this ship.
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 Afrikaans: seën |
 Arabic: يُبارِك |
 Bulgarian: благославям |
 Brazilian: abençoar |
 Czech: (po)žehnat |
 German: segnen |
 Danish: velsigne |
 Greek: ευλογώ |
 Spanish: bendecir |
 Estonian: õnnistama |
 Farsi: حفظ کردن از بلا؛ نعمت داد |
 Finnish: siunata |
 French: bénir |
 Hebrew: לְבַרֶך |
 Hindi: आशीर्वाद देना |
 Croatian: blagosloviti |
 Indonesian: memberkati, merestui |
 Icelandic: blessa, biðja blessunar |
 Italian: benedire |
 Japanese: 祝福する |
 Korean: 축복하다 |
 Lithuanian: laiminti |
 Latvian: svētīt |
 Malay: restu |
 Dutch: zegenen |
 Norwegian: velsigne, signe |
 Polish: błogosławić |
 Persian: حفظ کردن از بلا؛ نعمت داد |
 Pashto: د بلا څخه ساتل، نعمت ورک |
 Portuguese: abençoar |
 Romanian: a binecuvânta |
 Russian: благославлять; освящать |
 Slovak: (po)žehnať |
 Slovenian: blagosloviti |
 Serbian: blagosloviti |
 Swedish: välsigna |
 Thai: อวยพร |
 Turkish: kutsamak, takdis etmek |
 Taiwanese: 求神保佑 |
 Ukrainian: благословляти |
 Urdu: دعا دینا ، کے حق میں دعا |
 Vietnamese: cầu Chúa |
 Chinese: 求神赐福于，祝福，保佑 |
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