bless
11bless me — bless my soul/bless me/well I’m blessed/old fashioned phrase used for showing surprise Thesaurus: old fashioned expressions of surprisesynonym Main entry: bless …
12bless´ed|ly — bless|ed «BLEHS ihd; especially poetic blehst», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. holy; sacred: »the blessed Trinity. SYNONYM(S): consecrated. 2. bringing joy; joyful: »the blessed rain following a drought. 3 …
13bless|ed — «BLEHS ihd; especially poetic blehst», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. holy; sacred: »the blessed Trinity. SYNONYM(S): consecrated. 2. bringing joy; joyful: »the blessed rain following a drought. 3 …
14bless — [v1] sanctify absolve, anoint, baptize, beatify, canonize, commend, confirm, consecrate, cross, dedicate, enshrine, eulogize, exalt, extol, give thanks to, glorify, hallow, honor, invoke benefits, invoke happiness, laud, magnify, make holy, offer …
15bless — (v.) O.E. bletsian, bledsian, Northumbrian bloedsian to consecrate, make holy, give thanks, from P.Gmc. *blodison hallow with blood, mark with blood, from *blotham blood (see BLOOD (Cf. blood)). Originally a blood sprinkling on pagan altars. This …
16bless — I UK [bles] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bless : present tense I/you/we/they bless he/she/it blesses present participle blessing past tense blessed or blest UK [blest] / US past participle blessed or blest * 1) a) to say a prayer asking God… …
17bless — [[t]ble̱s[/t]] blesses, blessing, blessed 1) VERB When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God s favour and protection for them. [V n] ...asking for all present to bless this couple and their loving commitment to one… …
18bless — v.tr. (past and past part. blessed, poet. blest) 1 (of a priest etc.) pronounce words, esp. in a religious rite, asking for divine favour; ask God to look favourably on (bless this house). 2 a consecrate (esp. bread and wine). b sanctify by the… …
19bless — verb past tense and past participle blessed or blest, (T) 1 bless him/her etc spoken used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done: Tim can tie his shoelaces now Mum. Can he, bless him! | Bless… …
20bless — [[t]blɛs[/t]] v. t. blessed blest, bless•ing 1) to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy 2) to request God s divine favor upon or for: Bless this house[/ex] 3) to bestow some benefit upon; endow: Nature blessed me… …
