- (v.t.) To praise or glorify; to extol for excellences.
- (v.t.) To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate.
- (v.t.) To wave; to brandish.
- (v.t.) To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.
- (v.t.) To guard; to keep; to protect.
- (v.t.) To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
- (v.t.) To make happy, blithesome or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.
- (v.t.) To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).
- (v.t.) To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "bless" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bless/definitions/1980941> |