blessing
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈblɛs.ɪŋ//
Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
Good fortune.
He was given blessings hoping he would pass his final exam.
- 4
A modern pagan ceremony.
- 5
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.
- 6
Something someone is glad of.
After two weeks of sun, last night's rainfall was a blessing.
- 7
A prayer before a meal; grace.
- 8
A group of unicorns.
And since we’re laying out our wishes, we’d also like a blessing of unicorns and one million dollars.
Then a blessing of unicorns charged into the studio, and I was carried away to be re-educated.
She just wants to talk to her friends on www.unicornwillsaveus.com or write in her journal or flump on her bedroom floor with her blessing of unicorns: her posters, figurines, stickers, temporary tattoos of anatomically correct unicorns.
Etymology
From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of blesspresent participle and gerund of bless
Forms
- plural
- blessings
blessing · Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
Blessing · A surname.Blew · A surname.blimey · Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.