Definitions for bless
blɛsbless

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bless(verb)

   give a benediction to

   "The dying man blessed his son"

2. bless(verb)

   confer prosperity or happiness on

3. bless, sign(verb)

   make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

4. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify(verb)

   render holy by means of religious rites

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bless(Verb)

   To make something blessed, to confer blessing upon.

2. bless(Verb)

   To turn (a reference) into an object.

3. bless(Interjection)

   Used as an expression of endearment, or (ironically) belittlement.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bless(verb)

   to make or pronounce holy; to consecrate

2. Bless(verb)

   to make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to

3. Bless(verb)

   to express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons

4. Bless(verb)

   to invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food

5. Bless(verb)

   to make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self)

6. Bless(verb)

   to guard; to keep; to protect

7. Bless(verb)

   to praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences

8. Bless(verb)

   to esteem or account happy; to felicitate

9. Bless(verb)

   to wave; to brandish

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bless

   Bless is a hip-hop artist from Montreal, Canada.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bless

   bles, v.t. to invoke a blessing upon: to make joyous, happy, or prosperous: to consecrate by some religious rite, to cross one's self: to extol as holy, to pronounce happy, to invoke the divine favour upon: to wish happiness to: to praise or glorify:—pa.p. blessed (blest), or blest.—adj. Bless′ed, happy: prosperous: happy in heaven, beatified.—adv. Bless′edly.—ns. Bless′edness; Bless′ing, a wish or prayer for happiness or success: any means or cause of happiness: (B.) a gift or present: a form of invoking the favour of God at a meal.—adv. Bless′ingly.—Single blessedness, the celibate life, the unmarried state generally. [A.S. blétsian, to bless, prob. from blót, sacrifice; the word taken as—benedicĕre.]

2. Bless

   bles, v.t. (Spens.) to brandish. [Blaze(?).]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bless

   To wish good things for a person, universal being, animal or organization.

   Its beautiful to bless good things to people and animals.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 18, 2020  

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1. bless

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bless' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4040

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bless' in Verbs Frequency: #1046

Anagrams for bless »

1. Slebs

How to pronounce bless?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say bless in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bless in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of bless in a Sentence

1. Adriana Carreto:

   I want to thank each and every one of you that has helped my brother in this terrible accident, hes making progress each and every day. To those who love and support Aaron, thats what is keeping him motivated to better himself. Thank you all for your help ! God bless you all !

2. Khalid Batarfi:

   To the warriors of Lone Jihad: may Allah bless and guide your efforts.

3. Thomas Markle:

   I am proud that my new grandson is born into the British royal family and I am sure that he will grow up to serve the crown and the people of Britain with grace, dignity, and honor, god bless the child and I wish him health and happiness, and my congratulations to my lovely daughter Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry, and God save the Queen.

4. Jeremy Dys:

   Whether a student is being patriotic or engaging in religious speech, there is no law in this country forbidding a student from telling his or her classmates, ‘God bless America’ and it is illegal for a school to censor a student for doing so.

5. Deputy Wiggins:

   Thank you. I ’m at a loss for words, God Bless you and your family.

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