To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to
give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate confer prosperity or happiness on
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
formulae You can say `bless you' to someone who has just sneezed. see also blessed, blessing
In corporate life, to grant official approval to a thing, as in, "The VP of Engineering has blessed our WebCruncher project " Similarly in Perl, to grant official approval to a thingy so that it can function as a WebCruncher object See the bless function in Chapter 3, Functions
To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, as on food
When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them. asking for all present to bless this couple and their loving commitment to one another