Definition of BLESS

bless

Verb

Verb Forms: blessed, blest, blessing, blesses

  • To consecrate or invoke divine favor upon.
  • give a benediction to
    • "The dying man blessed his son"
  • confer prosperity or happiness on
  • make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
  • render holy by means of religious rites
  • To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
  • To invoke divine favor upon.
  • To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
  • To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
  • To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
  • To wave; to brandish.
  • To turn (a reference) into an object.
  • To secure, defend, or prevent from.
  • To give or send.
  • To approve of or assent to.
  • 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)

Intj

  • Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.

Examples

  • After those modifications, the Board blessed the reorganization plan.
  • Could you bless me the link for the original post?
  • He would BLESS his lucky tiles, hoping for a bingo in the crucial final turns of Scrabble.
  • I'm actually marved right now, can you bless me some cash?
  • In many families, a grace is said before dinner to give thanks for and bless the food.
  • In some countries, priests bless farm animals on St. Anthony's Day.
  • You should bless your relatives, because they arrived here already.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 7

bless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

bless: valid Words With Friends Word