Definitions for Blessing

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Blessing bless·ing

Spelling: [bles-ing]

IPA: /ˈblɛs ɪŋ/

Blessing is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 228 anagrams from letters in Blessing (begilnss).

Definitions for Blessing

noun

1. the act or words of a person who blesses.
2. a special favor, mercy, or benefit:
3. a favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.
4. the invoking of God's favor upon a person:
5. praise; devotion; worship, especially grace said before a meal:
6. approval or good wishes:

verb (used with object)

1. to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
2. to request of God the bestowal of divine favor on:
3. to bestow good of any kind upon:
4. to extol as holy; glorify:
5. to protect or guard from evil (usually used as an interjection):
6. to condemn or curse:
7. to make the sign of the cross over or upon:

Origin of Blessing

before 900; Middle English blessinge, -unge, Old English bletsung, bledsung. See bless, -ing¹

Examples for Blessing

She ended up praying with me and giving me her blessing to portray her Dad.

And it gave Baghdadi the opportunity to praise his new minions, blessing them as his official representatives.

Maybe, then, the Hathahate phenomenon is a blessing in disguise.

In this dedication of a Nation we humbly ask the blessing of God.

The day which his Maker intended as a blessing, man has converted into a curse.

Andy accepted the house as a blessing and went straight toward it.

I think this blessing comes from the Divine, by reason of the innocence of his life.

In Citizens United the Court gave its blessing to corporations having a significant political role in elections.

Scott says he last spoke to his predecessor a few days ago, although he never explicitly gave his blessing.

"It is a blessing that any of it is disposed of while you are not here," said Aunt Jane.