| query | When someone such as a priest b______ people or things, he or she asks for God's favour and protection for them.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. |
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| word | bless |
| full-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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