Bless vs Benediction - What's the difference?
bless | benediction |
To make something blessed; to confer blessing upon.
To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (oneself).
To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
* Bible, Ps. ciii. 1
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
* Bible, Jer. iv. 3
(obsolete) To wave; to brandish.
* Spenser
* Fairfax
To turn (a reference) into an object.
(archaic) To secure, defend, or preserve from .
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(UK, informal)
* 1998 , "Peter Coffey", New Alternative View Of Atomic Structure'' (on Internet newsgroup ''sci.chem )
* 2000 , "Hellraiser" (on Internet newsgroup uk.people.teens )
* 2001 , "Will", Am I still here?'' (on Internet newsgroup ''uk.religion.pagan )
A short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service.
* Milton
* Longfellow
The form of instituting an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
As nouns the difference between bless and benediction
is that bless is injury, wound while benediction is blessing (some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward).bless
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) blessen, from (etyl) . More at bleed.Verb
- (Holinshed)
- Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
- The nations shall bless themselves in him.
- And burning blades about their heads do bless .
- Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest .
- Bless' me ' from marrying a usurer.
- to bless' the doors ' from nightly harm
Antonyms
* curse * condemn * unblessEtymology 2
An ellipsis for an expression such as .Interjection
(en interjection)- Ah bless ! You must be the welcoming committee for anyone who dares express ignorance.
- oh bless . *hug* that is not true. nobody here bears a grudge against 13 year old dear or against you.
- Aw bless ... have white chocolate fudge muffin....a new batch.... made them last night after Nigella....
Anagrams
* ----benediction
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Noun
(wikipedia benediction) (en noun)- So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus / Followed with benediction .
- Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her.
- (Ayliffe)