blessing 音标拼音: [bl'ɛsɪŋ]
n . 祝福,幸事;保佑,保护,准许
祝福,幸事;保佑,保护,准许
blessing n 1 :
the formal act of approving ; "
he gave the project his blessing "; "
his decision merited the approval of any sensible person " [
synonym : {
blessing }, {
approval }, {
approving }]
[
ant : {
disapproval }]
2 :
a desirable state ; "
enjoy the blessings of peace "; "
a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors " [
synonym : {
blessing },
{
boon }]
3 :
a short prayer of thanks before a meal ; "
their youngest son said grace " [
synonym : {
grace }, {
blessing }, {
thanksgiving }]
4 :
a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [
synonym :
{
benediction }, {
blessing }]
5 :
the act of praying for divine protection [
synonym : {
blessing },
{
benediction }]
Bless \
Bless \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Blessed }
or {
Blest };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Blessing }.] [
OE .
blessien ,
bletsen ,
AS .
bletsian ,
bledsian ,
bloedsian ,
fr .
bl ?
d blood ;
prob .
originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood .
See {
Blood }.]
1 .
To make or pronounce holy ;
to consecrate [
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And God blessed the seventh day ,
and sanctified it .
--
Gen .
ii .
3 .
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2 .
To make happy ,
blithesome ,
or joyous ;
to confer prosperity or happiness upon ;
to grant divine favor to .
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The quality of mercy is . . .
twice blest ;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes .
--
Shak .
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It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant ,
that it may continue forever before thee .
--
1 Chron .
xvii .
27 (
R .
V . )
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3 .
To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of ;
to invoke a blessing upon ; --
applied to persons .
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Bless them which persecute you . --
Rom .
xii .
14 .
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4 .
To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon ;
to invoke or confer a blessing on , --
as on food .
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes ,
and looking up to heaven ,
he blessed them . --
Luke ix .
16 .
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5 .
To make the sign of the cross upon ;
to cross (
one '
s self ).
[
Archaic ] --
Holinshed .
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6 .
To guard ;
to keep ;
to protect . [
Obs .]
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7 .
To praise ,
or glorify ;
to extol for excellences .
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Bless the Lord ,
O my soul :
and all that is within me ,
bless his holy name . --
Ps .
ciii .
1 .
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8 .
To esteem or account happy ;
to felicitate .
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The nations shall bless themselves in him . --
Jer .
iv .
3 .
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9 .
To wave ;
to brandish . [
Obs .]
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And burning blades about their heads do bless .
--
Spenser .
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Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest .
--
Fairfax .
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Note :
This is an old sense of the word ,
supposed by Johnson ,
Nares ,
and others ,
to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it . "
In drawing [
their bow ]
some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and bless all the field ." --
Ascham .
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{
Bless me !} {
Bless us !}
an exclamation of surprise . --
Milton .
{
To bless from },
to secure ,
defend ,
or preserve from . "
Bless me from marrying a usurer ." --
Shak .
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To bless the doors from nightly harm . --
Milton .
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{
To bless with }, {
To be blessed with },
to favor or endow with ;
to be favored or endowed with ;
as ,
God blesses us with health ;
we are blessed with happiness .
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Blessing \
Bless "
ing \,
n . [
AS .
bletsung .
See {
Bless },
v .
t .]
1 .
The act of one who blesses .
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2 .
A declaration of divine favor ,
or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something ;
a benediction ;
a wish of happiness pronounces .
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This is the blessing ,
where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel . --
Deut .
xxxiii .
1 .
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3 .
A means of happiness ;
that which promotes prosperity and welfare ;
a beneficent gift .
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Nature '
s full blessings would be well dispensed .
--
Milton .
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4 . (
Bib .)
A gift . [
A Hebraism ] --
Gen .
xxxiii .
11 .
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5 .
Grateful praise or worship .
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136 Moby Thesaurus words for "
blessing ":
Godspeed ,
OK ,
acceptance ,
accord ,
acquiescence ,
act of grace ,
act of kindness ,
adherence ,
admiration ,
advantage ,
affirmation ,
affirmative ,
affirmative voice ,
agreement ,
approbation ,
approval ,
assent ,
asset ,
avail ,
aye ,
beatification ,
beatitude ,
behalf ,
behoof ,
benedicite ,
benediction ,
benefaction ,
benefit ,
benevolence ,
benignity ,
benison ,
best wishes ,
blessedness ,
boon ,
bounty ,
break ,
canonization ,
compliance ,
compliment ,
congratulation ,
connivance ,
consecration ,
consent ,
countenance ,
courtesy ,
dedication ,
devotion ,
eagerness ,
endorsement ,
enshrinement ,
esteem ,
exaltation ,
favor ,
favorable vote ,
felicitation ,
felicity ,
fluke ,
fortunateness ,
fortune ,
gain ,
gift ,
glorification ,
godsend ,
good ,
good deed ,
good fortune ,
good luck ,
good offices ,
good turn ,
good wishes ,
grace ,
gratulation ,
hallowing ,
happy fortune ,
help ,
interest ,
invocation ,
justification ,
justification by works ,
kind deed ,
kind offices ,
kindly act ,
kindness ,
labor of love ,
loaves and fishes ,
luck ,
luckiness ,
lucky break ,
lucky strike ,
manna ,
manna from heaven ,
mercy ,
mitzvah ,
nod ,
obligation ,
office ,
okay ,
permission ,
prayer ,
profit ,
promptitude ,
promptness ,
purification ,
ratification ,
readiness ,
respect ,
run of luck ,
sainthood ,
sainting ,
sanctification ,
sanction ,
seal of approval ,
service ,
setting apart ,
smiles of fortune ,
stamp of approval ,
state of grace ,
streak of luck ,
stroke of luck ,
submission ,
thanks ,
thanksgiving ,
the breaks ,
turn ,
ungrudgingness ,
unloathness ,
unreluctance ,
valediction ,
voice ,
vote ,
welfare ,
well -
being ,
willingness ,
world of good ,
yea ,
yea vote
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