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Bliss vs. Bless

Bliss and Bless Definitions

Bliss

Extreme happiness; ecstasy.

Bless

To make holy by religious rite; sanctify
The clergy blessed the site for the new monastery.

Bliss

The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.

Bless

To invoke divine favor upon
The bishop blessed the fishing fleet.

Bliss

Perfect happiness.
The afternoon at the spa was utter bliss.

Bless

To make the sign of the cross over
She knelt and blessed herself.
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Bliss

Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.
An then at last our blissFull and perfect is.

Bless

To honor as holy; glorify
Bless the Lord.

Bliss

A state of extreme happiness

Bless

To confer well-being or prosperity on
They were blessed with a baby girl.

Bless

To endow, as with talent
He was blessed with a photographic memory.

Bless

To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
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Bless

To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.

Bless

To invoke divine favor upon.

Bless

To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.

Bless

To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.

Bless

(obsolete) To wave; to brandish.

Bless

To turn (a reference) into an object.
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Bless

To secure, defend, or prevent from.

Bless

Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.

Bless

To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.

Bless

To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.
The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee.

Bless

To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; - applied to persons.
Bless them which persecute you.

Bless

To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, - as on food.
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them.

Bless

To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).

Bless

To guard; to keep; to protect.

Bless

To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless

To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
The nations shall bless themselves in him.

Bless

To wave; to brandish.
And burning blades about their heads do bless.
Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.
To bless the doors from nightly harm.

Bless

Give a benediction to;
The dying man blessed his son

Bless

Confer prosperity or happiness on

Bless

Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

Bless

Render holy by means of religious rites

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