blessing
/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/
blessing noun: some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. Also the present participle and gerund of bless.
Noun
blessing (plural blessings)
- Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
- Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam,
My blessing, like a line of light,
Is on the waters day and night,
And like a beacon guards thee home.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 28
- Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam,
- A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
- Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Good fortune.
- He was given blessings hoping he would pass his final exam.
- A modern pagan ceremony.
- The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
- We will not proceed without the executive director's blessing.
- Jocasta had my blessing when she seduced you, you stuck-up piffler.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
- Something someone is glad of.
- After two weeks of sun, last night's rainfall was a blessing.
- A prayer before a meal; grace.
- A group of unicorns.
- And since we’re laying out our wishes, we’d also like a blessing of unicorns and one million dollars.2008 September 11, Betsy Schiffman, “Time To Trash the Intellectual Property System, Says Report”, in Wired
- Then a blessing of unicorns charged into the studio, and I was carried away to be re-educated.2009, Andrew Orlowski, "Facebook music dashboard: Revenue at last?", The Register, 13 September 2011
Proper noun capitalized: Blessing
Blessing (plural Blessings)
- A surname.
- A unisex given name of mainly African usage.
Also used as
blessing is also the present participle and gerund of bless.
blessing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
blessing in Hindi
- divine or supernatural aid or reward
- आशीर्वाद āśīrvād, आशीष āśīṣ
blessing in Tamil
- divine or supernatural aid or reward
- ஆசீர்வாதம் ācīrvātam
blessing in Marathi
- divine or supernatural aid or reward
- आशीर्वाद āśīrvād
blessing in Urdu
- divine or supernatural aid or reward
- برکت barkat, نعمت nēmat
More languagesFewer languages
- blessing in Bengali
- বরকত borkot, নেয়ামত neẏamot, আশীর্বাদ aśirbad, বর bor
- blessing in Gujarati
- આશીર્વાદ āśīrvād
- blessing in Sanskrit
- वर vara
- blessing in Tagalog
- biyaya
- blessing in Arabic
- بَرَكَة baraka, نِعْمَة niʕma
- blessing in Indonesian
- karunia, anugerah, doa restu
- blessing in Persian
- موهبت mohebat, برکت barekat, نعمت ne'mat
Examples of blessing in a sentence
- We pray that He grant us His blessings and that His will be done.
- Moving house has been a mixed blessing: we're closer to the shops, but the railway is noisy.
- Your blessings are sent by a higher power.
Antonyms of blessing
Forms of blessing
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | blessings |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Blessings |
Origin of blessing
From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing.
Words formed from blessing
Phrases with blessing
Words that rhyme with blessing
Questions about blessing
- What does blessing mean?
- Blessing means some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
- What is blessing in Hindi?
- Blessing in Hindi is आशीर्वाद (āśīrvād), आशीष (āśīṣ). See Blessing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is blessing?
- Blessing can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce blessing?
- Blessing is pronounced /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of blessing?
- The plural of blessing is blessings.
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