Bless definition
Bless the Lord.
The clergy blessed the site for the new monastery.
He was blessed with a photographic memory.
She knelt and blessed herself.
To be blessed with eloquence.
They were blessed with a baby girl.
He blessed us with his leadership.
The minister blessed the congregation.
To bless the Lord.
An example of to bless is a seat belt saving the life of a person in a horrible accident, to bless with safety.
An example of to bless is a minister asking God to heal a sick person, bless this sick person.
An example of to bless is gifting items to a family in need, to bless with gifts.
Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.
The bishop blessed the fishing fleet.
- Used to wish good health to a person who has just sneezed.
- an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, dismay, etc.
- may God bestow blessings on you
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of bless
- Middle English blessen from Old English blētsian to consecrate bhel-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English blessen, from Old English blētsian, blēdsian (“to consecrate (with blood)”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþisōną (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”), from *blōþą (“blood”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlo-to- (“to gush, spurt”), from *bhol-, *bhlē-dh-, *bhlō(w)- (“to thrive, flourish, bloom”). Cognate with Old Norse bletza (“to bless”) (whence Icelandic blessa), Old English blēdan (“to bleed”). More at bleed.
From Wiktionary
- An ellipsis for an expression such as bless your heart
From Wiktionary