1
a
: the act or words of one that blesses
say the blessing over the wine
a priestly blessing
b
: approval, encouragement
asked her parents for their blessing before he proposed
2
: a thing conducive to happiness or welfare
My daughter is a blessing to me in my old age.
Their absence turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Count your blessings.
3
: grace (see grace entry 1 sense 5) said at a meal
said the blessing before dinner
Examples of blessing in a Sentence
Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing.
They got married without their parents' blessing.
We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.
He said a blessing before the meal.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pierce Brosnan, who played Bond in four movies, recently gave Taylor-Johnson his blessing.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Your heart will likely feel like it has been set on fire, whether from your sense of adventure, a romantic moment or a blessing that arrives like a present with your name on it.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
The question remains as to whether NMR spectroscopy is a blessing or a curse for gin distilleries.
—Eve Thomas, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
But my project was to write not about the tragedy of having a sick kid, but about the kind of community and solidarity and strange blessings, to use a cheesy word, that emerged from caring for a sick child, and the way this woman is making meaning and finding community.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
Schafer also noted the two-time Grammy winner gave her blessing to confirm their history in the new interview.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Pope Francis waves from the central loggia of St. Peter's basilica during the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing on Easter Sunday.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The statement would also say Greenway and the leaders of the seminary were both praying for blessings for Greenway’s family and the seminary.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
McDaniel’s hiring could not have happened without Conde’s blessing.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Your heart will likely feel like it has been set on fire, whether from your sense of adventure, a romantic moment or a blessing that arrives like a present with your name on it.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
The question remains as to whether NMR spectroscopy is a blessing or a curse for gin distilleries.
—Eve Thomas, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
But my project was to write not about the tragedy of having a sick kid, but about the kind of community and solidarity and strange blessings, to use a cheesy word, that emerged from caring for a sick child, and the way this woman is making meaning and finding community.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
Schafer also noted the two-time Grammy winner gave her blessing to confirm their history in the new interview.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Pope Francis waves from the central loggia of St. Peter's basilica during the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing on Easter Sunday.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The statement would also say Greenway and the leaders of the seminary were both praying for blessings for Greenway’s family and the seminary.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
McDaniel’s hiring could not have happened without Conde’s blessing.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blessing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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