bless (bl s)tr.v. blessed or blest (bl Idiom: st), bless·ing, bless·es 1. To make holy by religious rite; sanctify. 2. To make the sign of the cross over so as to sanctify. 3. To invoke divine favor upon. 4. To honor as holy; glorify: Bless the Lord. 5. To confer well-being or prosperity on. 6. To endow, as with talent. bless you Used to wish good health to a person who has just sneezed. [Middle English blessen, from Old English bl  tsian, to consecrate; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.]bless  er n.Word History: The verb bless comes from Old English bl  dsian, bldsian, bltsian, "to bless, wish happiness, consecrate." Although the Old English verb has no cognates in any other Germanic language, it can be shown to derive from the Germanic noun *bl dan, "blood." Bldsian therefore literally means "to consecrate with blood, sprinkle with blood." The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, the early Germanic migrants to Britain, used bldsian for their pagan sacrifices. After they converted to Christianity, bldsian acquired new meanings as a result of its use in translations of the Latin Bible, but it kept its pagan Germanic senses as well. |
bless
Verb
[blessing, blessed] or blest
1. to make holy by means of a religious rite
2. to give honour or glory to (a person or thing) as holy
3. to call upon God to protect
4. to worship or adore (God)
5. be blessed with to be endowed with: she is blessed with immense energy
6. bless me! an exclamation of surprise
7. bless you! said to a person who has just sneezed [Old English blǣdsian to sprinkle with sacrificial blood]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" anele, embrocate, inunct, oil, anoint - administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" |
| 2. | bless - confer prosperity or happiness on | |
| 3. | bless - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | |
| 4. | bless - render holy by means of religious rites reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
bless
Translations
bless [blessed or blest , pt, pp ] [blɛs, blɛst] vt → bénir;
bless you! (after sneeze) → à tes souhaits!
bless [pt, pp blessed or blest] [blɛs, blɛst] vt → benedire;
bless you! (sneezing) → salute!;
to be blessed with → godere di
to ask God to show favour to Bless this ship. seën يُبارِك благославям (po)žehnat velsigne segnen ευλογώ bendecir õnnistama حفظ کردن از بلا؛ نعمت دادن siunata bénir לְבַרֶך आशीर्वाद देना blagosloviti memberkati, merestui blessa, biðja blessunar benedire 祝福する laiminti svētīt restu zegenen velsigne, signe błogosławić abençoar a binecuvânta благославлять; освящать (po)žehnať blagosloviti blagosloviti välsigna อวยพร kutsamak, takdis etmek 為...祈神賜福，祝福，保佑 благословляти دعا دینا ، کے حق میں دعا دینا cầu Chúa 为...祈神赐福，祝福，保佑
adj blessed [ˈblesid]
holy the Blessed Virgin. geseënde, goddelike مُبارَك свят svatý velsignet heilig ευλογημένος bendito püha, õnnis مقدس pyhä, autuas saint מְבוֹרַך भाग्यवान blagoslovljen áldott kudus blessaður santo, benedetto 神聖な 신성한 šventas(is), palaimintas svēts direstui gezegend velsignet, hellig; salig błogosławiony santo sfânt блаженный svätý svet blagosloven helig ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsal 神圣的 блаженний مقدس ، متبرک thần thánh 神圣的
adv blessedly [-sid-]
geseënd بِمُبارَكه، بِتَقْديس свято požehnaně, blaženě velsignet selig ευλογημένα, μακάρια con bienaventuranza õnnistavalt با خجستگی onnellisesti d'une manière bénie בְּצוּרָה מְבוֹרֶכֶת आशीर्वादात्मकता से blažen áldottan terberkati blessunarlega in maniera benedetta 幸福に 신성하게 palaimingai svēti dengan restu gezegend velsignet, salig szczęśliwie abençoadamente binecuvântat блаженно požehnane blagoslovljeno blagoslovenost välsignat อย่างศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsanmış olarak 神圣地 блаженно مقدس طور پر thiêng liêng
n blessedness [-sid-]
saligheid مُبارَكه، تَقْديس блаженство požehnanost, blaženost velsignethed; lyksalighed die Seligkeit ευδαιμονία, μακαριότητα bienaventuranza, beatitud õndsus خجستگی؛ تقدس autuus félicité אוֹשֶר धन्यता से, अविवाहित जीवन blaženstvo boldogság kekudusan blessun, hamingja, sæla beatitudine; felicità 幸福 신성함 palaima svētlaime kerestuan zaligheid velsignethet; lykksalighet szczęśliwy żywot bênção stare de fericire блаженство blaženosť blagoslov blagoslov sällhet ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsallık 神圣 щастя, блаженство تقدس ، برکت phúc lành
n blessing
1 a wish or prayer for happiness or success The priest gave them his blessing. seën بَرَكه благословия požehnání velsignelse der Segen ευλογία bendición õnnistus دعای خیر siunaus bénédiction בְּרָכָה आशीर्वाद blagoslov áldás berkat blessun benedizione 祝福 축도 palaiminimas svētība memohon rahmat zegen velsignelse, signing błogosławieństwo bênção binecuvântare благословение požehnanie blagoslov blagoslov välsignelse พร hayır dua 祈神賜福，祝福 благословення دعا ، حمد điều sung sướng
2 any cause of happiness Her son was a great blessing to her. seën نِعْمَةٌ، حَظٌّ سَعيد блаженство štěstí, dar velsignelse die Gnade πηγή ευτυχίας, ευλογία bendición, un regalo (del cielo) õnnistus, rõõmuallikas نیکبختی؛ نعمت siunaus (grand) bonheur מָקוֹר בְּרָכָה खुशी blagodat áldás kebahagiaan besar blessun, lán dono del cielo ありがたいもの 은총 laimė, palaima laime rahmat zegen velsignelse szczęście felicidade binecuvântare счастливый дар požehnanie blagoslov blagodat välsignelse สิ่งที่ทำให้ดีใจ mutluluk kaynağı 幸福 благо; щастя باعث مسرت phúc lành
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 modlitba bordbøn Dankesgebet ευχαριστήρια προσευχή πριν και μετά το γεύμα bendición (de la mesa) tänupalve دعای پیش یا پس از غذا 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 malda prieš ir/arba po valgio galda lūgšana berdoa dankzegging bordbønn błogosławieństwo молитва modlitba vďaky za jedlo molitev pred/po jedi blagoslov bordsbön การสวดขอบคุณพระเจ้าก่อนทานอาหาร şükran duası 飯前或飯后的感恩禱告 молитва شکرانہ ، تشکر kinh Tạ ơn
a blessing in disguise
something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate. bedekte seën رَبَّ ضارَّةٍ نافِعَه всяко зло за добро štěstí v neštěstí held i uheld das Glück im Unglück 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 행복되게 하는 것 nėra to blogo, kas neišeitų į gera laime nelaimē hikmah een verhulde zegen hell i uhell niespodziewane szczęście 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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