bless

noun

A surname from German.

verb

To invoke divine favor upon.

To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.

To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.

To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.

(Christianity) To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.

(transitive) To approve of or assent to.

(MTE, slang) To give or send.

(Philippines) To perform the mano gesture; taking of an elder's hand to press it to one's forehead or kiss it (as a sign of respect)

(Perl programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

(archaic, with from) To secure, defend, or prevent from.

(obsolete) To wave; to brandish.

Synonyms for bless

sanctifyv consecratev hallowv thankv praisen gracen gratulatev saluten adorev gladdenv

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