1
as in to consecrate
to make holy through prayers or ritual
the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites
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2
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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3
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
blessed with a knack for glib conversation
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Recent Examples of bless
Only Quentin could have been blessed with his family fortune and lose it all.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Jill Scott has blessed us with countless beauty moments that celebrate the richness of her identity.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025
So go bless him, my goodness, take his job away, for what?
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Their relationship is romantic in a platonic sense, yet there is also nothing wrong with shipping these two — God bless.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Jill Scott has blessed us with countless beauty moments that celebrate the richness of her identity.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025
So go bless him, my goodness, take his job away, for what?
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Their relationship is romantic in a platonic sense, yet there is also nothing wrong with shipping these two — God bless.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bless
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Later that evening, Rocky himself made an appearance, effectively consecrating his own corner of the fair and Design.Space as a whole.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bergoglio was consecrated into the priesthood as a Jesuit, a religious order explicitly averse to moving up within the ranks of the church hierarchy.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Having grown up in the city, Jones knows what that achievement would mean to the supporters who were denied the chance to properly celebrate the 2019-20 title due to Covid-19 restrictions.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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There remains some debate over whether the attack led by John Mason, a Connecticut Colony founder honored with a statue in a niche on the Capitol, can be celebrated as Pequot War victory or a criminal massacre of women and children.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Minutes later, Vicario almost gifted Wolves a second.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Disney has gifted us with information on some fresh offers to help families save on their upcoming visit, as well as a sneak peek at some exciting brand-new live shows coming to the parks this summer.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2025
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Many large companies dedicate a significant portion of their resources (sometimes up to a fourth of their budget or more) to ensuring the reliability of their software.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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Departments exist separately from one another, and spreadsheets disappear between different systems as employees dedicate their time to repetitive data entry tasks.—
Dmitriy Stepanov,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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The reality star also praises Buteau for showcasing a wedding between a Black trans woman and a straight, cisgender white man on a major streaming platform like Netflix.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Researchers have found that the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars endow them with this ability in a way that closely mirrors human speech.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2025
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But are governments always endowed with such qualities?—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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After the film climaxes in a predictable shootout, the title character − a Mexican cartel leader who undergoes gender-affirming surgery and is reborn as an activist − is sanctified and immortalized.—
Pamela Avila,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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God is so intimately present to his friends, the saints, that their very bodies are sanctified by his presence.—
Therese Cory,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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So, this rom-com isn’t likely to crack the AFI Top 100, but John Tucker Must Die commands hallowed ground in the revenge-movie canon.—
Lauren Sanchez,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2024
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But long before stars like Hamilton, one name was hallowed: Ayrton Senna.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Bless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bless. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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