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
