A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country. [+ for]
...the blessings of prosperity. [+ of]
Synonyms: benefit, help, service, profit More Synonyms of blessing
2. countable noun [usually singular, with poss]
If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support.
With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meetingto find additional budget cuts. [+ of]
In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea.
Synonyms: approval, backing, support, agreement More Synonyms of blessing
3. countable noun
A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place.
4. See also bless
5.
See to count your blessings
6.
See a blessing in disguise
7.
See a mixed blessing
More Synonyms of blessing
blessing in British English
(ˈblɛsɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of invoking divine protection or aid
2.
the words or ceremony used for this
3.
a short prayer of thanksgiving before or after a meal; grace
4. Also called: brachah, brocho Judaism
a.
a short prayer prescribed for a specific occasion and beginning "Blessed art thou, O Lord…"
b.
a section of the liturgy including a similar formula
5.
approval; good wishes
her father gave his blessing to the marriage
6.
the bestowal of a divine gift or favour
7.
a happy event or state of affairs
a blessing in disguise
blessing in American English
(ˈblɛsɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act or prayer of one who blesses; invocation or benediction
2.
a grace said before or after eating
3.
the gift of divine favor
4.
good wishes or approval
5.
anything that gives happiness or prevents misfortune; special benefit or favor
More idioms containing
blessing
a blessing in disguise
Examples of 'blessing' in a sentence
blessing
In a funny way, I felt as though Mum had just given her blessing to the whole relationship.
Kate Cann READY? (2001)
Taking Medalon was not going to be easy, despite the Kariens ' numerical superiority and the much-talked-about blessing of the Overlord.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
But Kamida did not consider his survival to be either a miracle or a blessing.
Anderson, Kevin J. THE X FILES 3: GROUND ZERO (2001)
In other languages
blessing
British English: blessing NOUN
A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country.
American English: blessing
Brazilian Portuguese: bênção
Chinese: 幸事
European Spanish: bendición
French: bénédiction
German: Segen
Italian: benedizione
Japanese: ありがたいもの
Korean: 축복
European Portuguese: bênção
Latin American Spanish: bendición
All related terms of 'blessing'
bless
When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he or she asks for God's favour and protection for them.
mixed blessing
an event, situation , etc, having both advantages and disadvantages
Toronto Blessing
→ the Toronto Blessing
a mixed blessing
If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing , you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages .
the Toronto Blessing
a variety of emotional reactions such as laughing , weeping , and fainting , experienced by participants in a form of charismatic Christian worship
a blessing in disguise
If you say that something is a blessing in disguise , you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened .
Chinese translation of 'blessing'
blessing
(ˈblɛsɪŋ)
n(c)
(= approval) 应(應)允 (yīngyǔn)
(= godsend) 幸事 (xìngshì) (件, jiàn)
(Rel) 赐(賜)福 (cìfú)
to count one's blessings看自己有多幸运(運) (kàn zìjǐ yǒu duō xìngyùn)
it was a blessing in disguise因祸(禍)得福 (yīn huò dé fú)