Bless vs X - What's the difference?
bless | x |
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 )
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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As a noun bless
is injury, wound.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.bless
English
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....