blessing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something good that you are grateful for.

   After the long drought, the rain was a real blessing.

2. 2
   noun

   A prayer asking God to protect or help someone.

   The priest gave a blessing before the meal.

3. 3
   noun

   Approval or permission for something to happen.

   We won't go ahead without the director's blessing.

From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing.

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