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blessing
(mass) | blessing
- súhlas, súhlas |
blessing
(encz) | blessing,požehnání n: Zdeněk Brož |
blessing
(encz) | blessing,souhlas Zdeněk Brož |
Blessing
(gcide) | Bless \Bless\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blessedor 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
(gcide) | 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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blessing
(wn) | blessing
n 1: the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his
blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any
sensible person" [syn: blessing, approval, approving]
[ant: disapproval]
2: a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a
spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: blessing,
boon]
3: a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son
said grace" [syn: grace, blessing, thanksgiving]
4: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn:
benediction, blessing]
5: the act of praying for divine protection [syn: blessing,
benediction] |
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a blessing in disguise
(encz) | a blessing in disguise,problém řešící jiný problém Zdeněk Brož |
blessing in disguise
(encz) | blessing in disguise,štěstí v neštěstí [fráz.] Pino |
blessings
(encz) | blessings,požehnání pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Blessing
(gcide) | Bless \Bless\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blessedor 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]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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