Bless Illustrations
Blessverb
To make something blessed; to confer blessing upon.
Blestverb
archaic spelling of blessed|nodot=1: bless
Blessverb
To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (oneself).
Blestadjective
Blessed.
‘White these blest sounds my ravished ear assail.’;
Blessverb
To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
Blestadjective
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace);
‘our blessed land’; ‘the blessed assurance of a steady income’;
Blessverb
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
Blestadjective
archaic or literary term for blessed
Blessverb
(obsolete) To wave; to brandish.
Blessverb
To turn (a reference) into an object.
Blessverb
To secure, defend, or preserve from.
Blessinterjection
Used as an expression of endearment, or (ironically) belittlement.
Blessverb
To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
‘And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.’;
Blessverb
To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.
‘The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.’; ‘It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee.’;
Blessverb
To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; - applied to persons.
‘Bless them which persecute you.’;
Blessverb
To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, - as on food.
‘Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them.’;
Blessverb
To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).
Blessverb
To guard; to keep; to protect.
Blessverb
To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
‘Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.’;
Blessverb
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
‘The nations shall bless themselves in him.’;
Blessverb
To wave; to brandish.
‘And burning blades about their heads do bless.’; ‘Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.’; ‘To bless the doors from nightly harm.’;
Blessverb
give a benediction to;
‘The dying man blessed his son’;
Blessverb
confer prosperity or happiness on
Blessverb
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Blessverb
render holy by means of religious rites
Blessverb
pronounce words in a religious rite in order to confer or invoke divine favour upon; ask God to look favourably on
‘he blessed the dying man and anointed him’;
Blessverb
(especially in Christian church services) call (God) holy; praise (God).
Blessverb
(of God or some notional higher power) endow someone with (a particular cherished thing or attribute)
‘a beautiful city blessed with huge sandy beaches’; ‘we have been blessed with a beautiful baby boy’;
Blessverb
express or feel gratitude to; thank
‘she silently blessed the premonition which had made her pack her best dress’;
Blessverb
make the sign of the cross
‘the poor parson, blessing himself, brought up the rear’;
Blessverb
used in expressions of surprise, endearment, gratitude, etc.
‘bless my soul, Alan, what are you doing?’; ‘Nurse Jones, bless her, had made a pot of tea’; ‘she even bought me a little present—bless!’;
