blessing

Definition of blessing in English English dictionary: a thing one is glad of; a prayer before a meal; grace; the act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor; approval; A modern pagan ceremony; Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward; Good fortune; A pronouncement invoking divine aid; {n} a good wish, divine favor, gift, enjoyment; a short prayer of thanks before a meal; The act of one who blesses; 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; A gift; a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection; 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; 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"; A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces; 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; {i} fortune, grace; gift from God; prayer said over someone or something (as in the prayer made before a meal); 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; 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); the act of praying for divine protection; the act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor; a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"; the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"; a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors; 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; (n ) bigto, bihgtoh; Grateful praise or worship; 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; 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; (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; A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country. the blessings of prosperity; A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift; benison
blessing in disguise: A misfortune that has an unexpected benefit
The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise, since it meant we were safe at home when the floods started downtown.
blessing in disguie: (deyim) Something that at first seems bad, but later turns out to be beneficial
blessing in disguise: Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later
Losing that job was a blessing in disguise really, and I ended up in a much more enjoyable career.
Blessing Way: Central ritual in the complex system of ceremonies performed by the Navajo to restore equilibrium to the cosmos. Of the major categories of Navajo rituals, the largest group is the Chant Ways, which are concerned with curing. The Chant Ways include a subgroup of chants called the Holy Ways, which are further divided into the Blessing Way and the Wind Ways (used to cure illness). Lasting for two days, the Blessing Way is a simple chant performed for the well-being of the community rather than for a specific curative purpose
blessing in disguise: something that seems unfortunate but turns out to be a positive; hidden blessing
bless: To make something blessed, to confer blessing upon
bless: To turn (a reference) into an object
bless: 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.
mixed blessing: Something that has both good and bad features
bless: {f} bestow good, give favor; sanctify, make holy
bless: {v} to give success, make happy, pronounce a wish of happiness, consecrate by prayer, praise or glorify
Scotch blessing: reprimand, scolding
bless: confer prosperity or happiness on
bless: render holy by means of religious rites
bless: To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to
bless: 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
bless: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
bless: formulae You can say `bless you' to someone who has just sneezed. see also blessed, blessing
bless: To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self)
bless: To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; applied to persons
bless: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate confer prosperity or happiness on
bless: (v ) pabO, pahboy
bless: 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
bless: To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, as on food
bless: To invoke a divine favour upon, consecrate or approve
bless: To esteem or account happy; to felicitate
bless: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
bless: 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
bless: To wave; to brandish
bless: 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
bless: To guard; to keep; to protect
bless: To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences
blessings: plural of blessing
dubious blessing: blessing that may or may not be a good thing
give one's blessing: give one's approval, give one's good wishes, show favour
mixed blessing: positive occurrence in which there are also negative elements
second blessing: Sanctification of a Christian believer, considered as a gift of the Holy Spirit given after conversion and sometimes thought of as rendering the believer incapable of committing sin
to have one's blessing: receive a blessing to perform some deed, get permission or approval from one