BLESSING Synonyms: 247 Similar and Opposite Words

blessing 1 of 2

noun

ˈble-siŋ

Definition of blessing

as in prayer

a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing

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as in benefit

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing winning the lottery shortly after being laid off was an unexpected blessing

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as in approval

an acceptance of something as satisfactory Mr. Roberts promptly gave his blessing to his daughter's choice of husband

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as in consecration

the act of making something holy through religious ritual traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers

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blessing

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verb

present participle of bless

as in consecrating

to make holy through prayers or ritual the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites

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as in celebrating

to proclaim the glory of bless the name of God

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as in gifting

to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute blessed with a knack for glib conversation

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Recent Examples of blessing

Noun

As with many vestiges of the past, this myth is both a blessing and a curse. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Worshippers pay for those cauldrons as a way to seek the saint's blessings. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

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This phenomenon is formally known as the photic sneeze reflex, or as an Autosomal Cholinergic Helio-Ophthalmologic Outburst — unofficially blessing it with the spectacular acronym ACHOO syndrome. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Trump re-posted an image depicting Jesus blessing him, whcich was first posted by a right-wing Republican candidate for a Boston congressional seat. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blessing

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Its rise also marks the beginning of the Hindu celebration of Pitru Paksha, during which worshippers perform rites to honor ancestors by offering prayers and food to past members of their families.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Until its revival as an everyday, spoken language in the modern state of Israel, it was mostly reserved for prayers and religious writings.

— Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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The material benefit of the Emmys — of all awards shows, really — is almost entirely intangible.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026
The opportunity to learn from professionals in the field about working on engines and also learning from Miami-Dade College professors has been a huge benefit, said Rangel, the auto tech.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

Jumbo loans have stricter approval processes, lower debt-to-income (DTI) ratio requirements and higher down payment demands than most conventional loans.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
But in 2018 Trump signed the Right to Try Act, which allows terminally ill patients to access certain experimental drugs and immunotherapy treatments that have not received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of approval

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In accordance with their own wishes, Harald and Sonja held a consecration ceremony, which included traditions dating back to the Middle Ages, at Trondheim’s Nidaros Cathedral in central Norway on June 23, 1991.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of people took part in the consecration of the monument, which towers 182 feet over Konotopie in central Poland, the home of fewer than 150 people.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of consecration

Verb

But yesterday, the group defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his approval.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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Tommy White Rated PG-13, 1 hour 37 minutes Hank, an American living in Australia, is now trying to be a gentle giant, one who’s celebrating his one-year anniversary of sobriety and who clearly suffers from lingering emotional trauma.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
The film, on the other hand, centers on July 14, 1937, which is Bastille Day in France, a day celebrating freedom.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of celebrating

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Her philanthropy centered heavily on her home region, from the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free books to children, to disaster relief and education initiatives.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Parton, who died Tuesday at 80, was the consummate business executive behind Dollywood, the mastermind behind a book-gifting program, the philanthropic giant whose donation helped spur the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus.

— Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gifting

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Under Ohio law, a postconviction petition must generally be filed within 365 days after the trial transcript is filed in the court of appeals.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Shares for gambling operators DraftKings and FanDuel's parent company Flutter Entertainment, were both up by more than 5% after New Jersey filed its petition.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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