blessing 音标拼音: [bl'ɛsɪŋ]
n . 祝福,幸事;保佑,保护,准许
祝福,幸事;保佑,保护,准许
blessing n 1 :
the formal act of approving ; "
he gave the project his blessing "; "
his decision merited the approval of any sensible person " [
synonym : {
blessing }, {
approval }, {
approving }]
[
ant : {
disapproval }]
2 :
a desirable state ; "
enjoy the blessings of peace "; "
a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors " [
synonym : {
blessing },
{
boon }]
3 :
a short prayer of thanks before a meal ; "
their youngest son said grace " [
synonym : {
grace }, {
blessing }, {
thanksgiving }]
4 :
a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [
synonym :
{
benediction }, {
blessing }]
5 :
the act of praying for divine protection [
synonym : {
blessing },
{
benediction }]
Bless \
Bless \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Blessed }
or {
Blest };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Blessing }.] [
OE .
blessien ,
bletsen ,
AS .
bletsian ,
bledsian ,
bloedsian ,
fr .
bl ?
d blood ;
prob .
originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood .
See {
Blood }.]
1 .
To make or pronounce holy ;
to consecrate [
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And God blessed the seventh day ,
and sanctified it .
--
Gen .
ii .
3 .
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2 .
To make happy ,
blithesome ,
or joyous ;
to confer prosperity or happiness upon ;
to grant divine favor to .
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The quality of mercy is . . .
twice blest ;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes .
--
Shak .
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It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant ,
that it may continue forever before thee .
--
1 Chron .
xvii .
27 (
R .
V . )
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3 .
To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of ;
to invoke a blessing upon ; --
applied to persons .
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Bless them which persecute you . --
Rom .
xii .
14 .
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4 .
To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon ;
to invoke or confer a blessing on , --
as on food .
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes ,
and looking up to heaven ,
he blessed them . --
Luke ix .
16 .
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5 .
To make the sign of the cross upon ;
to cross (
one '
s self ).
[
Archaic ] --
Holinshed .
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6 .
To guard ;
to keep ;
to protect . [
Obs .]
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7 .
To praise ,
or glorify ;
to extol for excellences .
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Bless the Lord ,
O my soul :
and all that is within me ,
bless his holy name . --
Ps .
ciii .
1 .
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8 .
To esteem or account happy ;
to felicitate .
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The nations shall bless themselves in him . --
Jer .
iv .
3 .
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9 .
To wave ;
to brandish . [
Obs .]
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And burning blades about their heads do bless .
--
Spenser .
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Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest .
--
Fairfax .
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Note :
This is an old sense of the word ,
supposed by Johnson ,
Nares ,
and others ,
to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it . "
In drawing [
their bow ]
some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and bless all the field ." --
Ascham .
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{
Bless me !} {
Bless us !}
an exclamation of surprise . --
Milton .
{
To bless from },
to secure ,
defend ,
or preserve from . "
Bless me from marrying a usurer ." --
Shak .
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To bless the doors from nightly harm . --
Milton .
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{
To bless with }, {
To be blessed with },
to favor or endow with ;
to be favored or endowed with ;
as ,
God blesses us with health ;
we are blessed with happiness .
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Blessing \
Bless "
ing \,
n . [
AS .
bletsung .
See {
Bless },
v .
t .]
1 .
The act of one who blesses .
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2 .
A declaration of divine favor ,
or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something ;
a benediction ;
a wish of happiness pronounces .
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This is the blessing ,
where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel . --
Deut .
xxxiii .
1 .
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3 .
A means of happiness ;
that which promotes prosperity and welfare ;
a beneficent gift .
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Nature '
s full blessings would be well dispensed .
--
Milton .
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4 . (
Bib .)
A gift . [
A Hebraism ] --
Gen .
xxxiii .
11 .
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5 .
Grateful praise or worship .
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136 Moby Thesaurus words for "
blessing ":
Godspeed ,
OK ,
acceptance ,
accord ,
acquiescence ,
act of grace ,
act of kindness ,
adherence ,
admiration ,
advantage ,
affirmation ,
affirmative ,
affirmative voice ,
agreement ,
approbation ,
approval ,
assent ,
asset ,
avail ,
aye ,
beatification ,
beatitude ,
behalf ,
behoof ,
benedicite ,
benediction ,
benefaction ,
benefit ,
benevolence ,
benignity ,
benison ,
best wishes ,
blessedness ,
boon ,
bounty ,
break ,
canonization ,
compliance ,
compliment ,
congratulation ,
connivance ,
consecration ,
consent ,
countenance ,
courtesy ,
dedication ,
devotion ,
eagerness ,
endorsement ,
enshrinement ,
esteem ,
exaltation ,
favor ,
favorable vote ,
felicitation ,
felicity ,
fluke ,
fortunateness ,
fortune ,
gain ,
gift ,
glorification ,
godsend ,
good ,
good deed ,
good fortune ,
good luck ,
good offices ,
good turn ,
good wishes ,
grace ,
gratulation ,
hallowing ,
happy fortune ,
help ,
interest ,
invocation ,
justification ,
justification by works ,
kind deed ,
kind offices ,
kindly act ,
kindness ,
labor of love ,
loaves and fishes ,
luck ,
luckiness ,
lucky break ,
lucky strike ,
manna ,
manna from heaven ,
mercy ,
mitzvah ,
nod ,
obligation ,
office ,
okay ,
permission ,
prayer ,
profit ,
promptitude ,
promptness ,
purification ,
ratification ,
readiness ,
respect ,
run of luck ,
sainthood ,
sainting ,
sanctification ,
sanction ,
seal of approval ,
service ,
setting apart ,
smiles of fortune ,
stamp of approval ,
state of grace ,
streak of luck ,
stroke of luck ,
submission ,
thanks ,
thanksgiving ,
the breaks ,
turn ,
ungrudgingness ,
unloathness ,
unreluctance ,
valediction ,
voice ,
vote ,
welfare ,
well -
being ,
willingness ,
world of good ,
yea ,
yea vote
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BLESSING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of BLESSING is the act or words of one that blesses How to use blessing in a sentence
Blessing - Wikipedia Thus, to express a blessing is like bestowing a wish on someone that they experience the favor of God, and to acknowledge God as the source of all blessing A biblical damnation, in its most formal sense, is a negative blessing
BLESSING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary The mass always ends with a blessing We ask God's blessing on Joan at this difficult time
BLESSING definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary A blessing is something good that you are grateful for Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country
blessing - Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC: Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer
blessing, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun blessing, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Blessing - definition of blessing by The Free Dictionary 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 American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
BLESSING Synonyms: 247 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for BLESSING: prayer, petition, benediction, benison, plea, laying on of hands, invocation, intercession; Antonyms of BLESSING: curse, anathema, malediction, imprecation, execration, evil, plague, affliction
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BLESSING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Blessing definition: the act or words of a person who blesses See examples of BLESSING used in a sentence