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Blessing   /blˈɛsɪŋ/   Listen
Blessing

noun
1.
The formal act of approving.  Synonyms: approval, approving.  "His decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
2.
A desirable state.  Synonym: boon.  "A spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
3.
A short prayer of thanks before a meal.  Synonyms: grace, thanksgiving.
4.
A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.  Synonym: benediction.
5.
The act of praying for divine protection.  Synonym: benediction.


Bless

verb
(past & past part. blessed or blest; pres. part. blessing)
1.
Give a benediction to.
2.
Confer prosperity or happiness on.
3.
Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate.  Synonym: sign.
4.
Render holy by means of religious rites.  Synonyms: consecrate, hallow, sanctify.





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"Blessing" Quotes from Famous Books



... have been asked, in these circumstances, whether the criticisms of the opposition were just. If a ceremony was to be observed, such, as the laying and blessing the corner-stone of an expiatory monument, it must be religious. If it were religious, was not the presence of the clergy in ...
— The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X • Imbert De Saint-Amand
... dear child!" cried Miss Bennett who had found her voice. "Thanks to you—you blessing!—I shall be comfortable now the rest of my days. And you! oh! I shall never forget you! Through you has everything good come ...
— The Children's Book of Christmas Stories • Various
... not believe in you, for I expect you can't do it. And it is a selfish, unkind spirit to refuse to enlighten an inquirer. My old chapel friend was far kinder. You good people say conversion is a blessing; yet, when I want to know how to get it, ...
— Dwell Deep - or Hilda Thorn's Life Story • Amy Le Feuvre
... that this might not be the best thing for all. "You know," he said, "I've always believed that if he could voluntarily submit himself to the penalty of his offence, the penalty would be the greatest blessing for him on earth; the only ...
— The Quality of Mercy • W. D. Howells
... drank to the king out of the horn; and the king then took it, and made the sign of the cross over it. Then said Kar of Gryting, "What does the king mean by doing so? Will he not sacrifice?" Earl Sigurd replies, "The king is doing what all of you do, who trust to your power and strength. He is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thor, by making the sign of his hammer over it before he drinks it." On this there was quietness for the evening. The next day, when the people sat down to table, the bondes pressed the king strongly to eat of horse-flesh (1); and as he would on no ...
— Heimskringla - The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway • Snorri Sturluson


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