'Blessing' definitions:
Definition of 'blessing'
From: WordNet
noun
The formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" [syn: blessing, approval, approving] [ant: disapproval]
noun
A desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: blessing, boon]
noun
A short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" [syn: grace, blessing, thanksgiving]
noun
A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn: benediction, blessing]
noun
The act of praying for divine protection [syn: blessing, benediction]
Definition of 'Blessing'
From: GCIDE
- Bless \Bless\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blessedor Blest; p. pr. & vb. n. Blessing.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl?d blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See Blood.]
- 1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate [1913 Webster]
- And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. --Gen. ii. 3. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to. [1913 Webster]
- The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee. --1 Chron. xvii. 27 (R. V. ) [1913 Webster]
- 3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons. [1913 Webster]
- Bless them which persecute you. --Rom. xii. 14. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food. [1913 Webster]
- Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them. --Luke ix. 16. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). [Archaic] --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To guard; to keep; to protect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences. [1913 Webster]
- Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. --Ps. ciii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. [1913 Webster]
- The nations shall bless themselves in him. --Jer. iv. 3. [1913 Webster]
- 9. To wave; to brandish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And burning blades about their heads do bless. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- Note: This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson, Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it. "In drawing [their bow] some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and bless all the field." --Ascham. [1913 Webster]
- Bless me! Bless us! an exclamation of surprise. --Milton.
- To bless from, to secure, defend, or preserve from. "Bless me from marrying a usurer." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To bless the doors from nightly harm. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- To bless with, To be blessed with, to favor or endow with; to be favored or endowed with; as, God blesses us with health; we are blessed with happiness. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Blessing'
From: GCIDE
- Blessing \Bless"ing\, n. [AS. bletsung. See Bless, v. t.]
- 1. The act of one who blesses. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. [1913 Webster]
- This is the blessing, where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel. --Deut. xxxiii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift. [1913 Webster]
- Nature's full blessings would be well dispensed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Bib.) A gift. [A Hebraism] --Gen. xxxiii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Grateful praise or worship. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'blessing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptance,
- accord,
- acquiescence,
- act of grace,
- act of kindness,
- adherence,
- admiration,
- advantage,
- affirmation,
- affirmative,
- affirmative voice,
- agreement,
- approbation,
- approval,
- assent,
- asset,
- avail,
- aye,
- beatification,
- beatitude,
- behalf,
- behoof,
- benedicite,
- benediction,
- benefaction,
- benefit,
- benevolence,
- benignity,
- benison,
- best wishes,
- blessedness,
- boon,
- bounty,
- break,
- canonization,
- compliance,
- compliment,
- congratulation,
- connivance,
- consecration,
- consent,
- countenance,
- courtesy,
- dedication,
- devotion,
- eagerness,
- endorsement,
- enshrinement,
- esteem,
- exaltation,
- favor,
- favorable vote,
- felicitation,
- felicity,
- fluke,
- fortunateness,
- fortune,
- gain,
- gift,
- glorification,
- godsend,
- Godspeed,
- good,
- good deed,
- good fortune,
- good luck,
- good offices,
- good turn,
- good wishes,
- grace,
- gratulation,
- hallowing,
- happy fortune,
- help,
- interest,
- invocation,
- justification,
- justification by works,
- kind deed,
- kind offices,
- kindly act,
- kindness,
- labor of love,
- loaves and fishes,
- luck,
- luckiness,
- lucky break,
- lucky strike,
- manna,
- manna from heaven,
- mercy,
- mitzvah,
- nod,
- obligation,
- office,
- OK,
- okay,
- permission,
- prayer,
- profit,
- promptitude,
- promptness,
- purification,
- ratification,
- readiness,
- respect,
- run of luck,
- sainthood,
- sainting,
- sanctification,
- sanction,
- seal of approval,
- service,
- setting apart,
- smiles of fortune,
- stamp of approval,
- state of grace,
- streak of luck,
- stroke of luck,
- submission,
- thanks,
- thanksgiving,
- the breaks,
- turn,
- ungrudgingness,
- unloathness,
- unreluctance,
- valediction,
- voice,
- vote,
- welfare,
- well-being,
- willingness,
- world of good,
- yea,
- yea vote
Blessing, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Blessing, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
Population (2000) :
861
Housing Units (2000) :
334
Land area (2000) :
2.031646 sq. miles (5.261940 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.031646 sq. miles (5.261940 sq. km)
FIPS code :
08668
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
28.871300 N, 96.220740 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
77419
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.