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 4) 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.
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Rosie’s rendition is a Christmas blessing.
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Moscow will give its blessing to a ceasefire only after Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the front line, Ushakov said in comments published in Russian business daily Kommersant.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Moscow will give its blessing to a ceasefire only after Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the front line, Ushakov also said in comments published Friday in Russian business daily Kommersant.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Kansas City could count its blessings, however, since far northern and northeastern Missouri could get wind chill values ranging from -10 t0 -20 degrees Sunday, according to the weather service.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Moscow will give its blessing to a ceasefire only after Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the front line, Ushakov said in comments published in Russian business daily Kommersant.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Moscow will give its blessing to a ceasefire only after Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the front line, Ushakov also said in comments published Friday in Russian business daily Kommersant.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
Kansas City could count its blessings, however, since far northern and northeastern Missouri could get wind chill values ranging from -10 t0 -20 degrees Sunday, according to the weather service.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blessing
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“Blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blessing. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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