blessing

bless·ing

 (blĕs′ĭng)

n.

1. The act of one that blesses.

2. A short prayer said before or after a meal; grace.

3. Something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity; a boon.

4. Approbation; approval: This plan has my blessing.

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blessing

(ˈblɛsɪŋ)

n

1. the act of invoking divine protection or aid

2. the words or ceremony used for this

3. a short prayer of thanksgiving before or after a meal; grace

4. (Judaism) Judaism

a. a short prayer prescribed for a specific occasion and beginning "Blessed art thou, O Lord…"

b. a section of the liturgy including a similar formula

5. approval; good wishes: her father gave his blessing to the marriage.

6. the bestowal of a divine gift or favour

7. a happy event or state of affairs: a blessing in disguise.

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bless•ing

(ˈblɛs ɪŋ)

n.

1. the act or words of a person who blesses.

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

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

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

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

6. approval or good wishes.

[before 900]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" approval, approving adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" backing, patronage, championship, backup - the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" reward, reinforcement - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
	2.	blessing - a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" boon good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes mercy - something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"
	3.	blessing - a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" thanksgiving, grace orison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity
	4.	blessing - a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection benediction orison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity benison - a spoken blessing
	5.	blessing - the act of praying for divine protection benediction prayer, supplication - the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"

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blessing

noun

1. benefit, help, service, profit, gain, advantage, favour, gift, windfall, kindness, boon, good fortune, bounty, godsend, manna from heaven the blessings of prosperity
benefit damage, harm, disadvantage, drawback, misfortune, deprivation

2. approval, backing, support, agreement, regard, favour, sanction, go-ahead (informal), permission, leave, consent, mandate, endorsement, green light, ratification, assent, authorization, good wishes, acquiescence, approbation, concurrence, O.K. or okay (informal) They gave their formal blessing to the idea.
approval objection, disapproval, reproof, disfavour

3. benediction, grace, dedication, thanksgiving, invocation, commendation, consecration, benison He said the blessing after taking the bread.
benediction curse, condemnation, malediction

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blessing

noun

1. A short prayer said at meals:

benediction, grace, thanks, thanksgiving.

2. Something beneficial:

advantage, avail, benefit, boon, favor, gain, profit.

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Translations

بَرَكهصَلاةُ النِّعْمَهنِعْمَةٌ، حَظٌّ سَعيد

požehnáníštěstídarmotlitba

bordbønvelsignelse

SegenSegnenSegnungDankesgebetGnade

ευλογία

bendicióngraciamerced

ilonaiheonnisiunaustuuri

bénédiction

blagoslov

asztali áldás

blessunblessun, lán

benedizionebeneficiosantificazione

zegenzegening

bordbønnsigning

bençãobênção

благоблагословениемилостьмолитва

modlitba vďaky za jedlo

blagoslov

hayır duamutluluk kaynağışükran duası

保佑带来快乐的人、事或物恩典教徒在饭前或饭后的感恩祷告有益之事

blessing

[ˈblesɪŋ] N

1. (Rel) → bendición f

2. (= advantage) → beneficio m
the blessings of electricity → los beneficios de la electricidad
the blessings of science → los adelantos de la ciencia
it's a blessing in disguise → no hay mal que por bien no venga
it's a mixed blessing → tiene sus pros y sus contras
to count one's blessings → agradecer lo que se tiene
you can count your blessings that → tienes que estar agradecido de que ...

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blessing

[ˈblɛsɪŋ] n

(by priest) → bénédiction f

(= approval) → bénédiction f
to give one's blessing to sth → donner sa bénédiction à qch

(= advantage) → bienfait m
to count one's blessings → s'estimer heureux/euse
it was a blessing in disguise → c'est un bien pour un mal
to be a mixed blessing → avoir du bon et du mauvais

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blessing

n (Rel, fig) → Segen m; he can count his blessings → da kann er von Glück sagen; you can count your blessings you didn’t get caught → du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du nicht geschnappt worden bist; the blessings of civilization → die Segnungen der Zivilisation; it was a blessing in disguise → es war schließlich doch ein Segen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

blessing

[ˈblɛsɪŋ] n

a. (Rel) → benedizione f

b. (advantage) → vantaggio, fortuna
to count one's blessings → ritenersi fortunato/a
what a blessing that ... → meno male che...
it was a blessing in disguise → in fondo è stato un bene

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bless

(bles) – past tense blessed: past participles blessed ~blest

– to ask God to show favour to. Bless this ship. seën يُبارِك благославям abençoar (po)žehnat segnen velsigne ευλογώbendecir õnnistama حفظ کردن از بلا؛ نعمت دادن siunata bénir לְבַרֶך आशीर्वाद देना blagosloviti memberkati, merestui blessa, biðja blessunar benedire 祝福する 축복하다 laiminti svētīt restu zegenenvelsigne, signe błogosławić د بلا څخه ساتل، نعمت ورکول abençoar a binecuvânta благославлять; освящать (po)žehnať blagosloviti blagosloviti välsigna อวยพร kutsamak, takdis etmek 求神保佑 благословляти دعا دینا ، کے حق میں دعا دینا cầu Chúa 求神赐福于，祝福，保佑

blessed (ˈblesid) adjective

holy. the Blessed Virgin. geseënde, goddelike مُبارَك свят santo svatý heilig velsignet ευλογημένοςbendito püha, õnnis مقدس siunattu saintמבורך भाग्यवान blagoslovljen áldott kudus blessaður santo, benedetto 神聖な 신성한 šventas(is), palaimintas svēts direstui gezegend velsignet, hellig; saligbłogosławiony پاک ، مقدس santo sfânt блаженный svätý svet blagosloven helig ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsal 受上帝祝福的，神聖的 блаженний مقدس ، متبرک thần thánh 神圣的

ˈblessedly (-sid-) adverb

geseënd بِمُبارَكه، بِتَقْديس свято abençoadamente požehnaně, blaženě selig velsignet ευλογημένα, μακάρια con bienaventuranza õnnistavalt با خجستگی autuaasti d'une manière bénie בְּצוּרָה מְבוֹרֶכֶת आशीर्वादात्मकता से blažen áldottan terberkati blessunarlega in maniera benedetta 幸福に 신의 은총을 입은 듯이 palaimingai svēti dengan restu gezegendvelsignet, saligszczęśliwie په مهربانی سره abençoadamente binecuvântat блаженно požehnane blagoslovljeno blagoslovenost välsignat อย่างศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsanmış olarak 受上帝祝福地 блаженно مقدس طور پر thiêng liêng 幸福地，神圣地

ˈblessedness (-sid-) noun

saligheid مُبارَكه، تَقْديس блаженство bênção požehnanost, blaženost die Seligkeit velsignethed; lyksalighed ευδαιμονία, μακαριότητα bienaventuranza, beatitud õndsus خجستگی؛ تقدس autuus félicitéאושר धन्यता से, अविवाहित जीवन blaženstvo boldogság kekudusan blessun, hamingja, sæla beatitudine; felicità 幸福 축복받음 palaima svētlaime kerestuan zaligheidvelsignethet; lykksalighet szczęśliwy żywot نیکمرغی، تقدس bênção stare de fericire блаженство blaženosť blagoslov blagoslov sällhet ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsallık 受上帝祝福 щастя, блаженство تقدس ، برکت phúc lành 天恩

ˈblessing noun

1. a wish or prayer for happiness or success. The priest gave them his blessing. seën بَرَكه благословия bênção požehnání der Segen velsignelse ευλογίαbendición õnnistus دعای خیر siunaus bénédictionברכה आशीर्वाद blagoslov áldás berkat blessun benedizione 祝福 축복, 축도 palaiminimas svētība memohon rahmat zegenvelsignelse, signingbłogosławieństwo د خیر دعاء bênção binecuvântare благословение požehnanie blagoslov blagoslov välsignelse พร hayır dua 賜福，祝福，保佑 благословення دعا ، حمد điều sung sướng 祝福，赐福，保佑，恩典

2. any cause of happiness. Her son was a great blessing to her. seën نِعْمَةٌ، حَظٌّ سَعيد блаженство felicidade štěstí, dar die Gnade velsignelse πηγή ευτυχίας, ευλογίαbendición, un regalo õnnistus, rõõmuallikas نیکبختی؛ نعمت onnen tuoja bonheur מָקוֹר בְּרָכָה खुशी blagodat áldás kebahagiaan besar blessun, lán dono del cielo ありがたいもの 신의 은총, 고마운 것 laimė, palaima laime rahmat zegenvelsignelseszczęście نیکمرغی، نعمت felicidade binecuvântare счастливый дар požehnanie blagoslov blagodat välsignelse สิ่งที่ทำให้ดีใจ mutluluk kaynağı 帶來快樂的人、事或物 благо; щастя باعث مسرت phúc lành 带来快乐的人、事或物，有益之事

3. a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal. tafelgebed, seën صَلاةُ النِّعْمَه(بَعْدَ الطَّعام) благодарствена молитва преди и след ядене prece modlitba Dankesgebet bordbøn ευχαριστήρια προσευχή πριν και μετά το γεύμα bendición tänupalve دعای پیش یا پس از غذا ruokarukous bénedicité בִּרְכַּת הַמָזוֹן खाने से पहले या बाद की जाने वाली एक प्रार्थना molitva prije i poslije jela (asztali) áldás doa syukur preghiera di ringraziamento 食前[]の祈り 식전(식후)의 짧은 기도 malda prieš ir/arba po valgio galda lūgšana berdoa dankzeggingbordbønnbłogosławieństwo د ډوډی څخه د مخه یا وروسته دعاء молитва modlitba vďaky za jedlo molitev pred/po jedi blagoslov bordsbön การสวดขอบคุณพระเจ้าก่อนทานอาหาร şükran duası 飯前或飯後的感恩禱告 молитва شکرانہ ، تشکر kinh Tạ ơn （教徒在饭前或饭后的）感恩祷告

a blessing in disguise

something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate. bedekte seën رَبَّ ضارَّةٍ نافِعَه всяко зло за добро sorte inesperada štěstí v neštěstí das Glück im Unglück held i uheld απρόσμενο καλό no hay mal que por bien no venga millekski hea توفیق اجباری onni onnettomuudessa bienfait insoupçonné בְּרָכָה בְּסוֹפוֹ שֶׁל דָבַר गुप्त लाभ, दु:ख के रूप में सुख sreća u nesreći ami végül is áldás lesz berkat tersamar óvænt lán un male apparente da cui deriva un bene 隠された幸せ 불행처럼 보이나 실은 고마운 것 nėra to blogo, kas neišeitų į gera laime nelaimē hikmah een verhulde zegen hell i uhell niespodziewane szczęście اجباری توفیق sorte inesperada noroc neaşteptat неприятность, обернувшаяся благом šťastie v nešťastí veselo presenečenje sreća u nesreći tur i oturen สิ่งที่เป็นปัญหาในตอนเริ่มต้นกลับลงเอยด้วยดี hayırlı aksilik 塞翁失馬, 因禍得福 лихо не без добра نعمتِ غیر مترقبہ chuyện không may mà lại hoá may 塞翁失马，因祸得福

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