What does BLESS mean?
Definitions for BLESS
blɛsbless
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BLESS.
Princeton's WordNet
blessverb
give a benediction to
"The dying man blessed his son"
blessverb
confer prosperity or happiness on
bless, signverb
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctifyverb
render holy by means of religious rites
Wiktionary
blessverb
To make something blessed, to confer blessing upon.
blessverb
To turn (a reference) into an object.
blessinterjection
Used as an expression of endearment, or (ironically) belittlement.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To BLESSverb
Etymology: blessian, Saxon.
The quality of mercy is not strain’d;
It droppeth as the gentle rain of heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice bless’d;
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. Merch. of Ven.Had I but died an hour before this chance,
I had liv’d a blessed time: for, from this instant,
There’s nothing. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.This kingdom enjoyed the greatest calm, and the fullest measure of felicity, that any people, in any age for so long time together, have been blessed with. Edward Hyde.
Happy this isle, which such a hero blest;
What virtue dwells not in his loyal breast? Edmund Waller.In vain with folding arms the youth assay’d
To stop her flight, and strain the flying shade;
But she return’d no more, to bless his longing eyes. Dryden.O hospitable Jove! we thus invoke,
Bless to both nations this auspicious hour. John Dryden, Æn.And this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel, before his death. Deut. xxxiii. 1.
Unto us there is one only guide of all agents natural, and he both the creator and worker of all in all, alone to be blessed, adored, and honoured by all for ever. Richard Hooker, b. i. § 3.
But bless’d be that great pow’r, that hath us bless’d
With longer life than earth and heav’n can have. Davies.Whom when the prince to battle new addrest,
And threat’ning high his dreadful stroke did see,
His sparkling blade about his head he blest,
And smote off quite his right leg by the knee. Fairy Q. b. i.
Wikipedia
BLESS
BLESS, also known as breaks labeling, enrichment on streptavidin and next-generation sequencing, is a method used to detect genome-wide double-strand DNA damage. In contrast to chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-based methods of identifying DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by labeling DNA repair proteins, BLESS utilizes biotinylated DNA linkers to directly label genomic DNA in situ which allows for high-specificity enrichment of samples on streptavidin beads and the subsequent sequencing-based DSB mapping to nucleotide resolution.
ChatGPT
Bless
A general definition for "bless" is to bestow or invoke favor, goodwill, or positive outcomes upon someone or something. It often involves expressing or receiving divine or spiritual benevolence, protection, or assistance. The act of blessing can also pertain to wishing or praying for someone's happiness, success, or well-being.
Webster Dictionary
Blessverb
to make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
Blessverb
to make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to
Blessverb
to express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons
Blessverb
to invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food
Blessverb
to make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self)
Blessverb
to guard; to keep; to protect
Blessverb
to praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences
Blessverb
to esteem or account happy; to felicitate
Blessverb
to wave; to brandish
Wikidata
Bless
Bless is a hip-hop artist from Montreal, Canada.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bless
bles, v.t. to invoke a blessing upon: to make joyous, happy, or prosperous: to consecrate by some religious rite, to cross one's self: to extol as holy, to pronounce happy, to invoke the divine favour upon: to wish happiness to: to praise or glorify:—pa.p. blessed (blest), or blest.—adj. Bless′ed, happy: prosperous: happy in heaven, beatified.—adv. Bless′edly.—ns. Bless′edness; Bless′ing, a wish or prayer for happiness or success: any means or cause of happiness: (B.) a gift or present: a form of invoking the favour of God at a meal.—adv. Bless′ingly.—Single blessedness, the celibate life, the unmarried state generally. [A.S. blétsian, to bless, prob. from blót, sacrifice; the word taken as—benedicĕre.]
Bless
bles, v.t. (Spens.) to brandish. [Blaze(?).]
Editors Contribution
blessnoun
Black light essence purified in print and virtual reality. 1.) Pronounce words in a religious rite, to confer or invoke divine favor upon; ask God to look favorable on.
I am favored to have Jesus Christ bless me by canonizing me from death.
Etymology: Divine gift
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 4, 2024
bless
To wish good things for a person, universal being, animal or organization.
Its beautiful to bless good things to people and animals.
Submitted by MaryC on August 18, 2020
Suggested Resources
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BLESS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bless is ranked #34707 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bless surname appeared 651 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bless.
88.4% or 576 total occurrences were White.
5.9% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.8% or 12 total occurrences were Black.
1.5% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.2% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
0.9% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'BLESS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4040
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'BLESS' in Verbs Frequency: #1046
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BLESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BLESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of BLESS in a Sentence
The positive side of it is, I’m OK. Happy New Year and God bless. Ciao, actually my shaman told me it was good luck and positive energy so God bless.
I am proud that my new grandson is born into the British royal family and I am sure that he will grow up to serve the crown and the people of Britain with grace, dignity, and honor, god bless the child and I wish him health and happiness, and my congratulations to my lovely daughter Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry, and God save the Queen.
Don't worry, this rifle's chocolate but the bullets are real, happy Easter, and God bless Russia -- I mean, America. Kind of both, right ?
Cultivate blessing. Bless yourself. Bless the whole world. Let it be full with love, peace, joy and happiness.
God bless thee and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty
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Translations for BLESS
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- بارك, يباركArabic
- благославямBulgarian
- beneirCatalan, Valencian
- požehnatCzech
- signe, velsigneDanish
- benedeien, segnenGerman
- ευλογώGreek
- beniEsperanto
- bendecirSpanish
- برکتPersian
- siunataFinnish
- bénirFrench
- ברךHebrew
- megáldHungarian
- օրհնելArmenian
- blessaIcelandic
- benedireItalian
- 恵むJapanese
- ლოცვაGeorgian
- 신을 하다Korean
- seenenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- zegenenDutch
- blessa, signa, velsigneNorwegian
- błogosławićPolish
- abençoar, benzer, bendizerPortuguese
- blagoslovi, binecuvântaRomanian
- благословить, благословлятьRussian
- blagoslòvitiSerbo-Croatian
- blagoslovitiSlovene
- bekojAlbanian
- välsignaSwedish
- దీవించుTelugu
- kutsamakTurkish
- благословиUkrainian
- 保佑Chinese
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