Blessing vs. Boon

Blessingnoun

Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.

Boonnoun

(obsolete) A prayer; petition.

Blessingnoun

A pronouncement invoking divine aid.

Boonnoun

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

Blessingnoun

Good fortune.

Boonnoun

A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.

‘Finding the dry cave was a boon to the weary travellers.’; ‘Anaesthetics are a great boon to modern surgery.’;

Blessingnoun

(paganism) A modern pagan ceremony.

Boonnoun

An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.

Blessingnoun

The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.

‘We will not proceed without the executive director's blessing.’;

Boonnoun

The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

Blessingnoun

Something someone is glad of.

‘After two weeks of sun, last night's rainfall was a blessing.’;

Boonadjective

(obsolete) good; prosperous; as, "boon voyage"

Blessingnoun

A prayer before a meal; grace.

Boonadjective

kind; bountiful; benign

Blessingnoun

A group of unicorns.

Boonadjective

(Fossil word used only in idiom pairing it with subsequent "companion") gay; merry; jovial; convivial

Blessingverb

present participle of bless

Boonnoun

A prayer or petition.

‘For which to God he made so many an idle boon.’;

Blessingnoun

The act of one who blesses.

Boonnoun

That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.

‘Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above.’;

Blessingnoun

A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces.

‘This is the blessing, where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel.’;

Boonnoun

The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

Blessingnoun

A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift.

‘Nature's full blessings would be well dispensed.’;

Boonadjective

Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.

Blessingnoun

A gift.

Boonadjective

Kind; bountiful; benign.

‘Which . . . Nature boonPoured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.’;

Blessingnoun

Grateful praise or worship.

Boonadjective

Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

‘A boon companion, loving his bottle.’;

Blessingnoun

the formal act of giving approval;

‘he gave the project his blessing’; ‘his decision merited the approval of any sensible person’;

Boonnoun

a desirable state;

‘enjoy the blessings of peace’; ‘a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors’;

Blessingnoun

a desirable state;

‘enjoy the blessings of peace’; ‘a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors’;

Boonadjective

very close and convivial;

‘boon companions’;

Blessingnoun

a short prayer of thanks before a meal

Boonnoun

a thing that is helpful or beneficial

‘the route will be a boon to many travellers’;

Blessingnoun

a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

Boonnoun

a favour or request.

Blessingnoun

the act of praying for divine protection

Blessing

In religion, a blessing (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the infusion of something with holiness, spiritual redemption, or divine will.