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blessing

[ bles-ing ]

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noun

the act or words of a person who blesses.
a special favor, mercy, or benefit:
the blessings of liberty.
Synonyms: bounty, profit, gain, boon, advantage
a favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.
the invoking of God's favor upon a person:
The son was denied his father's blessing.
praise; devotion; worship, especially grace said before a meal:
The children took turns reciting the blessing.
approval or good wishes:
The proposed law had the blessing of the governor.

blessing

/ ˈblɛsɪŋ /

the act of invoking divine protection or aid
the words or ceremony used for this
a short prayer of thanksgiving before or after a meal; grace
Also calledbrachahbrocho Judaism
1. a short prayer prescribed for a specific occasion and beginning "Blessed art thou, O Lord…"
2. a section of the liturgy including a similar formula
approval; good wishes
her father gave his blessing to the marriage
the bestowal of a divine gift or favour
a happy event or state of affairs
a blessing in disguise

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First recorded before 900; Middle English blessinge, blessunge, Old English bletsung, bledsung; equivalent to bless + -ing ¹

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In addition to the idiom beginning with blessing , also see give thanks for small blessings ; mixed blessing .

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If we are forced to make our democracy anew in order to save it, then perhaps this moment of great peril is actually a blessing in disguise.

“We have all just been waiting to reach this place to receive his blessings,” she said.

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The simple act of saying a sincere thank you, or just counting one’s blessings, can offer a cornucopia of mental and physical benefits.

“I was doing that and looking up at the sky and thanking God, because this is a blessing,” she said.

“It’s actually a blessing in disguise,” he said.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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