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.
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Vatican: Pope hopes to deliver blessing on Easter Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil and greet some of the faithful present.
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2025
In theory someone else could read the speech while Francis could impart the blessing.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
To take people on that journey with me is such a blessing.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Respect for elders is likewise key to the celebration; trickling water over the hands of older family members is a gesture of reverence and a way to receive blessings for the upcoming year.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2025
In theory someone else could read the speech while Francis could impart the blessing.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
To take people on that journey with me is such a blessing.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Respect for elders is likewise key to the celebration; trickling water over the hands of older family members is a gesture of reverence and a way to receive blessings for the upcoming year.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.
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