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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Kelly always signed off any message or fare thee well with a Hungarian blessing… Isten Veled, God is with you.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 May 2026
The fact that the centennials of jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane fall on the same year creates both a blessing and a headache for jazz programmers planning a tribute concert to the two American icons.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Perhaps, then, the back spasms that befell him on May 23 were a blessing.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The story lays bare the tensions of acceptance and marginalization that are at the heart of hijra experience in society while also establishing hijras as religious devotees who have divine blessings.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 May 2026
The fact that the centennials of jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane fall on the same year creates both a blessing and a headache for jazz programmers planning a tribute concert to the two American icons.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Perhaps, then, the back spasms that befell him on May 23 were a blessing.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The story lays bare the tensions of acceptance and marginalization that are at the heart of hijra experience in society while also establishing hijras as religious devotees who have divine blessings.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
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 3 Jun. 2026.
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