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Bless God Verb Priest People Things Asks God's

word bless
definition
verb
When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he or she asks for God's favour and protection for them.
...asking for all present to bless this couple and their loving commitment to one another.
other
convention
Bless is used in expressions such as ' God bless ' or ' bless you ' to express affection, thanks, or good wishes .
'Bless you, Eva,' he whispered.
God bless and thank you all so much.
inflections blessesblessingblessed
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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