Definition of blessing
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 1grace 5) said at a meal
- said the blessing before dinner
