bless
Third Person
blesses
Present Participle
blessing
Past Tense
blessed
Past Participle
blessed
1
to ask for divine favor or protection for a certain thing or person
transitive
- I bless you with good health and happiness.
- May God bless and watch over your family.
- The priest will bless the newlyweds in the church ceremony.
- Before the journey, the travelers gathered to be blessed for a safe trip.
- As the storm approached, the villagers prayed for their homes to be blessed and spared.
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2
to perform the Christian gesture of making the sign of the cross
transitive
- Before entering the church, she blessed herself with the sign of the cross.
- The priest blessed the congregation by making the sign of the cross over them.
- He paused to bless himself as he passed by the holy shrine.
- She blessed her children with the sign of the cross before they went to bed.
- He always blesses himself when he hears the church bells ring.
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3
to bestow or grant someone a special gift, quality, or attribute
transitive
- May God bless you with good health and happiness throughout your life.
- The Lord has blessed them with a beautiful home and a loving community.
- He believed that God had blessed him with the gift of music.
- They were blessed with a healthy child after years of trying to conceive.
- The couple was blessed with an abundance of love and peace in their marriage.
4
to make something sacred or holy through a religious ceremony, prayer, or declaration
transitive
- The priest blessed the water, making it sacred for baptism.
- She asked the priest to bless the house before they moved in.
- The minister blessed the bread and wine during the communion service.
- The holy relic was blessed by the cardinal during the mass.
- They gathered to bless the new church building with prayers and songs.
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