The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding. The water for the baptism has been blessed. The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.
Recent Examples on the WebManagers who recognize themselves in the above scenario should admit it and bless their quiet quitters out the door — in fairness to their other employees. Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2022 Many team owners fear the fan backlash that would come with signing Kaepernick, but the Bay Area, bless its heart, is not stuck in 1950. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2022 Ukrainian officials remain worried that the Kremlin’s forces will sanitize the plant ahead of the visit and intimidate workers into not telling the truth about Russian behavior, prompting the IAEA to bless the safety protocols at the plant. John Hudson, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian officials said their biggest fear was that the IAEA visit would bless the safety protocols being followed at the plant, and by consequence seem to legitimize Russia’s occupying presence there. John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022 Bless John Wockenfuss, and bless you too, my friends. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Aug. 2022 God bless the camera operator who zoomed in on this family portrait: Not the barefoot group shot! Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Now, JetBlue and Spirit face a new battle to get antitrust regulators to bless the deal, amid federal concern that competition in the industry is shrinking after years of mergers. Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Reina Donaire, 36, from Edmonton, stood at the lip of the lake, only feet from where Francis would minutes later bless the water, with four other friends from the Philippines.New York Times, 29 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English blētsian, from blōd blood; from the use of blood in consecration
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of bless was before the 12th century