bless

Definition of bless in English English dictionary: To make something blessed, to confer blessing upon; To turn (a reference) into an object; Used as an expression of endearment, or (ironically) belittlement
Aw bless... have white chocolate fudge muffin....a new batch.... made them last night after Nigella.; {f} bestow good, give favor; sanctify, make holy; {v} to give success, make happy, pronounce a wish of happiness, consecrate by prayer, praise or glorify; confer prosperity or happiness on; render holy by means of religious rites; 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; To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self); To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; applied to persons; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate confer prosperity or happiness on; (v ) pabO, pahboy; 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; To invoke a divine favour upon, consecrate or approve; To esteem or account happy; to felicitate; give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"; 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; To wave; to brandish; feelings Bless is used in expressions such as `God bless' or `bless you' to express affection, thanks, or good wishes. `Bless you, Eva,' he whispered God bless and thank you all so much; To guard; to keep; to protect; To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences
bless you: Short for (may) God bless you: said as a short prayer for the recipient
bless you: Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark
bless'd: blessed
bless'd: Simple past tense and past participle of bless
bless you!: Gesundheit! (said after someone sneezes)
God bless you: Short for May God bless you; said as a short prayer for the recipient
God bless you: Said to somebody who has sneezed, as a rhetorical response. (see also bless you)
blessed: Simple past tense and past participle of bless
blessed: Worthy of worship; holy
blessed: Held in veneration; revered
blessedly: In a blessed or holy manner
Therefore should every soldier in the wars do as every sick man in his bed, wash every mote out of his conscience; and dying so, death is to him advantage; or not dying, the time was blessedly lost wherein such preparation was gained.
blessing: a thing one is glad of
blessing: a prayer before a meal; grace
blessing: the act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor; approval
blessèd: : alternate spelling and pronunciation of “blessed”, the past tense and past participle of “bless”
blest: Archaic spelling of blessed: simple past tense and past participle of bless
I hold myself supremely blest — blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband's life as fully as he is mine.
blessing: benison
God bless you: may God bestow grace on you; gesundheit, to your health (said after a person sneezes)
blessed: {a} very happy or easy, prospered
blessedness: {n} happiness, content, joy, holiness
blessing: {n} a good wish, divine favor, gift, enjoyment
blest: {a} very happy or easy, prospered
Blessed: blest
Blessed: benedight
God bless: may God protect and be gracious to you
God bless!: may God bestow a blessing on -!
blessed: Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored
blessed: enjoying the bliss of heaven
blessed: Rewarded by God
blessed: bless·ed Pronounced for meaning 1., and for meaning 2..1. If someone is blessed with a particular good quality or skill, they have that good quality or skill. Both are blessed with uncommon ability to fix things
blessed: Title conferred upon a dead person preliminary to the Romanists mnaking them a "saint" ( RELATED: Beatification )
blessed: past of bless
blessed: having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing
blessed: Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven
blessed: enjoying the bliss of heaven worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity
blessed: adj selamat
blessed: Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively
blessed: {s} fortunate, supremely favored; sanctified, holy
blessed: Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
blessed: highly favored or fortunate as e
blessed: approval You use blessed to describe something that you think is wonderful, and that you are grateful for or relieved about. Rainy weather brings blessed relief to hay fever victims. + blessedly bless·ed·ly Most British election campaigns are blessedly brief. see also bless
blessed: highly favored or fortunate (as e g by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"
blessed: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance"
blessed: worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"
blessed: Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful
blessed: Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy
blessed: by divine grace; "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"
blessed: In Catholicism, a title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs
blessed: Happiness derived from sureness of purpose - from the Hebrew verb to go straight, to advance
blessed: having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era"
blessed: by divine grace; "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era" characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time" enjoying the bliss of heaven worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity
blessed: the title given to a person who has been beatified
blessed: characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"
blessed: Beatified
blessedly: in a divinely favored manner, in a blessed manner
blessedly: Happily; fortunately; joyfully
blessedly: in a blessed manner
blessedness: The state or condition of being blessed, holy
blessedness: {i} happiness, felicity, good fortune
blessedness: a state of supreme happiness
blessedness: The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God
blesses: third-person singular of bless
blessing: a short prayer of thanks before a meal
blessing: Good fortune
blessing: The act of one who blesses
blessing: The transformation of our mind from a negative state to a positive state, from an unhappy state to a happy state, or from a state of weakness to a state of strength, through the inspiration of holy beings such as our Spiritual Guide, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas
blessing: A gift
blessing: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
blessing: Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward
blessing: Blessing, bless Divine favor and approval; blessing is a mark of God's grace and evidence of his protecting and prospering presence; in return people can bless God as a display of gratitude for his goodness See Chapter 1
blessing: the act of praying for divine protection the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
blessing: A modern pagan ceremony
blessing: A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces
blessing: If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support. With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea. = approval
blessing: {i} fortune, grace; gift from God; prayer said over someone or something (as in the prayer made before a meal)
blessing: If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages. For ordinary Italians, Sunday's news probably amounts to a mixed blessing
blessing: A typical biblical form of speech that begins, "Blessed be..." (cf Matt 5: 3-12 and a more complete description of the beatitude form at Literary Forms)
blessing: the act of praying for divine protection
blessing: the act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor
blessing: a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
blessing: the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
blessing: a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
blessing: If you say that something is a blessing in disguise, you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened. The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise
blessing: (n ) bigto, bihgtoh
blessing: Grateful praise or worship
blessing: If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining. Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings
blessing: A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place. see also bless
blessing: (Tib : jin lap): as a technical term - a supplementary initiation into a specific deity yoga based on having already received a major empowerment For example - Vajrayogini initiation is a 'Blessing' based on the Cakrasamvara or Hevajra empowerments An individual must receive the empowerment first before receiving the 'Blessing' initiation
blessing: A pronouncement invoking divine aid
blessing: A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country. the blessings of prosperity
blessing: A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift
blessings: plural of blessing
blest: archaic, past of bless
blest: Variant of blessed
blest: highly favored or fortunate (as e g by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"
blest: {s} blessed, fortunate, supremely favored; sanctified, holy
blest: archaic, alternative spelling of blessed

Turkish - English

Definition of bless in Turkish English dictionary
yüzü ak olsun! Bless him!: (said to express gratitude)

bless

Turkish pronunciation

bles

Synonyms

absolve, anoint, baptize, beatify, canonize, commend, confirm, consecrate, cross, dedicate, enshrine, eulogize, exalt, extol, give thanks to

Antonyms

curse, condemn, damn, deny, disallow, disapprove, refuse, veto

Pronunciation

/ˈbles/ /ˈblɛs/

Etymology

[ bles ] (transitive verb.) before 12th century. From Middle English blessen, from Old English blētsian, blēdsian (“to consecrate (with blood)”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþisōnan (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”), from *blōþan (“blood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlo-to- (“to gush, spurt”), from *bhol-, *bhlē-dh-, *bhlō(w)- (“to thrive, flourish, bloom”). Cognate with Old Icelandic bletza (Modern Icelandic blessa, “to bless”), Old English blēdan (“to bleed”). More at bleed.