bless
IPA: bɫˈɛs
noun
- A surname from German.
verb
- To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
- To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
- To invoke divine favor upon.
- To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
- To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
- (obsolete) To wave; to brandish.
- (Perl programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.
- (archaic, with from) To secure, defend, or prevent from.
- (MTE, slang) To give or send.
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Examples of "bless" in Sentences
- Blessed be the Name of The Lord
- Blessed be the name of the Lord.
- She seeks the blessings of the god.
- God Bless the Children of the Beast.
- The ceremony was blessed by the holy spirit.
- God Bless Ma'am and thank you for reminders.
- The gods of narcissism blessed Jenny bigtime.
- What know'st thou of the chief, men call the bless'd?
- The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
- Even in the Roman rite of the blessing of a church there is anointing.
- Some brides also wear a white sari during the nuptial blessing in church.
- Inherent in the word bless is the desire for the salvation of that person.
- 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of
- Let us therefore bless the Lord, and again bless him; think and speak of his glory and goodness.
- I don’t use the word bless or curse very often, so I was unclear on what it meant to bless or curse someone.
- He lays down his argument from the Lord's supper: The cup which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?
- The word bless, spoken of God, means to regard with favour, or to confer benefits, as when God is said to bless his people.
- And what about the prominence of the word bless which carries the meaning of ` exorcism, healing, remedy 'in Caribbean folk consciousness?
- He spoke the word blessé, and I stopped to take him up and sped on again, glancing to right and left at the villages on fire, at the quick flashes of Belgian and
- My family (which consists of a Mum, Dad & teenagers) & I will be praying along with Rick that God will again bless your country & that the renewing, saving love & grace of our Lord Jesus will be revived in your people’s hearts.
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