v. t. | 1. | To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate | ||||||
2. | To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to. | |||||||
3. | To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; - applied to persons. | |||||||
4. | To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, - as on food. | |||||||
5. | To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). | |||||||
6. | To guard; to keep; to protect. | |||||||
7. | To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences. | |||||||
8. | To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. | |||||||
9. | To wave; to brandish.
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Verb | 1. | bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" Antonyms: anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" |
2. | bless - confer prosperity or happiness on | |
3. | bless - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate Synonyms: sign | |
4. | bless - render holy by means of religious rites |