Bless

Verb1.bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil - administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
2.bless - confer prosperity or happiness on
bestow, confer - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
3.bless - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
4.bless - render holy by means of religious rites
reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

 

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