bless en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /blɛs/
- blĕs
Etymology
From Middle English blessen, from Old English bletsian (“to consecrate (with blood)”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”). Cognate with Old Norse bleza (“to bless”) (whence Icelandic blessa), Old English blēdan (“to bleed”). More at bleed.
Meanings
- To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
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To invoke divine favor upon.
In some countries, priests bless farm animals on St. Anthony's Day.
In many families, a grace is said before dinner to give thanks for and bless the food.
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To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
A Pſalme of Dauid. Bleſſe the Lord, O my ſoule: and all that is within me, bleſſe his holy Name.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 103:1, column 2:
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To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
And thou ſhalt ſweare, The Lord liueth, in Trueth, in Iudgement, and in Righteouſnes, and the nations ſhall bleſſe themſelues in him, and in him ſhall they glorie.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 4:2, column 1:
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To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
the archbishop vsing certeine praiers, blessed the king
1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:
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(obsolete) To wave; to brandish.
And burning blades about their heads do blesse.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 6:Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.
1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:
- (qualifier:Perl programming; past tense only blessed; Perl programming; past tense only blessed, transitive) To turn (a reference) into an object.
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(archaic, with from) To secure, defend, or prevent from.
Bless me from marrying a usurer.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:To bleſs the dores from nightly harm
a. 1645, John Milton, “Il Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 40:
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(slang) To give or send.
Could you bless me the link for the original post?
Ahlie fam ¶ Do u have grabba? ¶ Bless me a change for the ttc
2021 April 13, u/saltymotherfker, “Popular male in a Toronto high school starterpack”, in Reddit, r/starterpacks, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2023:I'm actually marved right now, can you bless me some cash?
How in the hell did you find that out LOL😂. Are you a working man there? If so, bless me a discount bro. If not yeah Pickering is the way to go. Went to Whitby and Toronto wasn't that good
2022 July 28, u/RedditUser19070203, “First ever car at 19! Tried my best to negotiate how did I do? That stupid 1 year anti theft was forced and I couldn't remove it. Did get a 650 rebate on a Jetta which is pretty tough tbh”, in Reddit, r/jetta, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2023:Lmao can you bless me a Foam runner w retail price man🙃. I wear size 9 lol. Huge fan of your channel.
2022 August 7, u/introverted_logician, “Anyone know any Canadian sneaker YouTubers?”, in Reddit, r/SneakersCanada, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2023:Someone bless me a code
2022 September 28, u/MyTorontoAccount, “Did anyone get presale code yet”, in Reddit, r/torontoraptors, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2023:
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(transitive) To approve of or assent to.
After those modifications, the Board blessed the reorganization plan.
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(Philippines) To perform the mano gesture; taking of an elder's hand to press it to one's forehead or kiss it (as a sign of respect)
You should bless your relatives, because they arrived here already.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blessed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blessed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| blessing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blesses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| blest | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blest | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unbless (antonym(s) of “programming”) · curse · condemn
Deriveds
bless us · blessable · blessability · bless out · cobless · blesser · bless up · bless someone's cotton socks · Goddess bless you · bless you · bless someone's heart · God bless you · outbless · God bless the Duke of Argyle · bless someone with · bless oneself · God bless America · gods bless you · God bless the mark · Goddess bless · bebless · blessee · blessworthy · bless my cotton socks · prebless · rebless · bless me · bless my soul · God bless the Duke of Argyll
Descendants
Relateds
bleed · blessed · blessing · blood
Translations (129)
kl pilluaqquaa (confer blessing on) · bg благосла́вям (confer blessing on) · vi chúc phúc (confer blessing on) · ja 祝福する (confer blessing on) · ro binecuvânta (confer blessing on) · enm blessen (confer blessing on) · da signe (confer blessing on) · hsb požohnować (confer blessing on) · fo vælsigna (confer blessing on) · ru благослови́ть (confer blessing on) · io benedikar (confer blessing on) · got 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (confer blessing on) · nl zegenen (confer blessing on) · ti ባረኸ (confer blessing on) · lv svētīt (confer blessing on) · la benedīcō (confer blessing on) · te దీవించు (confer blessing on) · sh blagoslòviti (confer blessing on) · udm козманы (confer blessing on) · id berkat (confer blessing on) · cmn 佑 (confer blessing on) · vi ban phúc (confer blessing on) · izh siunata (confer blessing on) · mi whakamānawa (confer blessing on) · km ប្រទានពរ (confer blessing on) · eu bedeinkatu (confer blessing on) · pl błogosławić (confer blessing on) · uli baengi (confer blessing on) · sv välsigna (confer blessing on) · cs požehnat (confer blessing on) · ast bendicir (confer blessing on) · eo beni (confer blessing on) · it benedire (confer blessing on) · pt benzer (confer blessing on) · grc εὐλογέω (confer blessing on) · nrf béni (confer blessing on) · rm banadeir (confer blessing on) · hu megáld (confer blessing on) · bg благословя́ (confer blessing on) · srn seigi (confer blessing on) · ovd welsingen (confer blessing on) · no signa (confer blessing on) · izh slaavia (confer blessing on) · mi whakapai (confer blessing on) · enm blessen (To honour as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.) · mn өршөөх (confer blessing on) · mk благослови (confer blessing on) · af seën (confer blessing on) · mt bierek (confer blessing on) · scn a-binidìciri (confer blessing on) · no velsigne (confer blessing on) · th อวยพร (confer blessing on) · mi karakia (confer blessing on) · cmn 祝福 (confer blessing on) · he בירך \ בֵּרֵךְ \ בֵּרַךְ (confer blessing on) · gl bendicir (confer blessing on) · mrj согоньым пуаш (confer blessing on) · fo signa (confer blessing on) · got 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (confer blessing on) · scn binidìciri (confer blessing on) · mi whakamānawa (To honour as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.) · es bendecir (confer blessing on) · mhr сугыньлаш (confer blessing on) · hsb žohnować (confer blessing on) · no blessa (confer blessing on) · kpv бурсины (confer blessing on) · pt abençoar (confer blessing on) · cs žehnat (confer blessing on) · grc μακαρίζω (confer blessing on) · fur benedî (confer blessing on) · uk благословля́ти (confer blessing on) · ru благословля́ть (confer blessing on) · ka ლოცვა (confer blessing on) · ko 축복하다 (confer blessing on) · ht beni (confer blessing on) · tr takdis etmek (confer blessing on) · an bendicir (confer blessing on) · kea bensuá (confer blessing on) · kea abensua (confer blessing on) · fi siunata (confer blessing on) · rm banadir (confer blessing on) · sq bekoj (confer blessing on) · kk жарылқау (confer blessing on) · ar بَارَكَ (confer blessing on) · sk žehnať (confer blessing on) · srn blesi (confer blessing on) · et õnnistama (confer blessing on) · srn bresi (confer blessing on) · ca beneir (confer blessing on) · ml അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുക (confer blessing on) · de segnen (confer blessing on) · is blessa (confer blessing on) · fro beneïr (confer blessing on) · fr bénir (confer blessing on) · lb seenen (confer blessing on) · cmn 福 (confer blessing on) · de benedeien (confer blessing on) · vec benedir (confer blessing on) · rm benedir (confer blessing on) · ja 恵む (confer blessing on) · am ባረከ (confer blessing on) · be благаславі́ць (confer blessing on) · zza teqdis kerden (confer blessing on) · el ευλογώ (confer blessing on) · fur binidî (confer blessing on) · zza mıbarek kerden (confer blessing on) · fa برکت دادن (confer blessing on) · da velsigne (confer blessing on) · sh благосло̀вити (confer blessing on) · se buressivdnidit (confer blessing on) · sl blagosloviti (confer blessing on) · uk благослови́ти (confer blessing on) · vi giáng phúc (confer blessing on) · qu ch'allay (confer blessing on) · cy bendithio (confer blessing on) · pt bendizer (confer blessing on) · mhr саеш пӱраш (confer blessing on) · uz alqamoq (confer blessing on) · be бласлаўля́ць (confer blessing on) · ml ആശീർവദിക്കുക (confer blessing on) · mk благословува (confer blessing on) · mn адислах (confer blessing on) · hy օրհնել (confer blessing on) · cmn 保佑 (confer blessing on) · sk požehnať (confer blessing on) · ro blagoslovi (confer blessing on) · arz بارك (confer blessing on) · kea abênsua (confer blessing on) · tr kutsamak (confer blessing on)