bless — S3 [bles] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: bletsian, from blod blood ; because blood was used in religious ceremonies] 1.) bless you! spoken a) what you say when someone ↑sneezes b) used to thank someone for doing something for you 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
bless — [bles] vt. blessed or blest, blessing [ME blessen, bletsien < OE bletsian, bledsian < blod,BLOOD: rite of consecration by sprinkling an altar with blood] 1. to make or declare holy by a spoken formula or a sign; hallow; consecrate 2. to ask … English World dictionary
bless him — bless him/her/them/bless his heart her heart their hearts spoken phrase used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way … Useful english dictionary
bless her — bless him/her/them/bless his heart her heart their hearts spoken phrase used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way … Useful english dictionary
bless — verb past tense and past participle blessed or blest, (T) 1 bless him/her etc spoken used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done: Tim can tie his shoelaces now Mum. Can he, bless him! | Bless… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bless — v.tr. (past and past part. blessed, poet. blest) 1 (of a priest etc.) pronounce words, esp. in a religious rite, asking for divine favour; ask God to look favourably on (bless this house). 2 a consecrate (esp. bread and wine). b sanctify by the… … Useful english dictionary
bless — verb 1》 consecrate or invoke divine favour upon (someone) by means of a religious rite. ↘call (God) holy; praise (God). ↘(bless oneself) archaic make the sign of the cross. 2》 (bless someone with) endow someone with (a cherished thing or… … English new terms dictionary
Conscript fathers etc — Father Fa ther (f[aum] [th][ e]r), n. [OE. fader, AS. f[ae]der; akin to OS. fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. fa[eth]ir Sw. & Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. path r, Skr. pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[=a] protect. [root]75, 247. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
God Bless America — Infobox Song Name = God Bless America Caption = Type = Artist = alt Artist = Album = Published = 1918, 1938 (revised) Released = track no = Recorded = Genre = Patriotic Length = Composer = Irving Berlin Label = Producer = Chart position = Tracks … Wikipedia
God bless — (God) bless ● mark * * * an expression of good wishes on parting * * * God ˈbless idiom used when you are leaving sb, to say that you hope they will be safe, etc. • Goodnight, God bless. Main entry: ↑godidiom … Useful english dictionary
Subjunctive mood — In grammar, the subjunctive mood (abbreviated sjv or sbjv) is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of irreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet… … Wikipedia