Word Finder - blessings

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Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.

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A pronouncement invoking divine aid.

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Good fortune.

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A modern pagan ceremony.

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The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.

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We will not proceed without the executive director's blessing.

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Something someone is glad of.

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After two weeks of sun, last night's rainfall was a blessing.

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A prayer before a meal; grace.

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A group of unicorns.

I am too grateful for all these blessings to wish for more from princes, or from the gods.

Count your blessings, Dean thought.

A life of wisdom will ensure me heavenly blessings.

After proclaiming his intention of conferring on his subjects the blessings of peace, he joined in 1798 an Anglo-Austrian coalition against France; but when Austria paid more attention to her own interests than to the interests of monarchical institutions in general, and when England did not respect the independence of Malta, which he had taken under his protection, he succumbed to the artful blandishments of Napoleon and formed with him a plan for ruining the British empire by the conquest of India.

Count your blessings, see what God has done!

The Jews would have thought that He had returned to Sinai, the holy mountain; and that they were deprived of the temporal blessings which were the gifts of a God who literally dwelt in the midst of his people."

Many types of religious jewelry featuring prayers and blessings are available.

Just count your blessings he's out of the running and now you're a slam-dunk to become Sheriff David Dean.

Aliyah is calling him or her up before the Torah to recite the blessings before the reading of the Torah portion.

For the same power that can forge weapons of mass destruction can also confer blessings beyond all our dreams.

If you have wonderful plaster moldings in your home, count your blessings!

In the second book Philosophy presents to Boetius Fortune, who is made to state to him the blessings he has enjoyed, and after that proceeds to discuss with him the kind of blessings that fortune can bestow, which are shown to be unsatisfactory and uncertain.

The necklace's message allows people to wear it as a form of prayer or a simple reminder of all of life's blessings.

If Jerusalem has been chosen as His sanctuary and Israel as His own people, it is only that Israel may diffuse God's blessings in the world even at the cost of Israel's own humiliation, exile and dispersion.

Zera`im (" seeds "), the first Order, on agriculture, is introduced by (I) Berakath (" blessings "), on daily and other prayers and blessings.

She is there represented as a mighty goddess, having power over heaven, earth and sea; hence she is the bestower of wealth and all the blessings of daily life.

She may find comfort in taking an inventory of her years, counting all the blessings bestowed upon her.

But scores of city merchants and professional men were then meeting daily at that hour to plead for Pentecostal blessings.

In largely secular societies, it is not surprising that the concept of blessings has dwindled.

Wishings, blessings, cursings, oaths, vows, exorcisms, and so on, are uttered aloud, doubtless partly that they may be heard by the human parties to the rite, but likewise in many cases that they may be heard, or at least overheard, by a consentient deity, perhaps represented visibly by an idol or other cult-object.

In the formulae of blessings that follow, the special efficacy against devils is implied by the aspersion with holy water; the benedictions themselves are usually merely invocative of the divine protection or assistance, though, e.g., in the form for blessing sick animals the priest prays that "all diabolic power in them may be destroyed, and that they may be ill no longer."

Metrical doxologies are often sung at the end of hymns, and the term has become especially associated with the stanza beginning "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," with which Thomas Ken, bishop of Winchester, concluded his morning and evening hymns.

The Canadian church also generated controversy by authorizing ' same-sex blessings '.

As we shall see these were not only spiritual blessings but also material blessings.

If using the FUDGE character advancement rules these Blessings count as Gifts or supernormal abilities, at the GM 's option.

I'll never be able to count the myriad blessings I have received.

For many of these children, this may be the only contact they have with senior citizens, and these volunteer organizations are blessings for everyone involved.

May the wonder of that first Christmas, the joy of God's abundant blessings, and the peace of Jesus' presence be with you always.

It was intended as a thank-offering for blessings received, and at the same time as a prayer for similar blessings and protection against evil in future; hence, it was called a "suppliant" branch (IKETflpia).

Windows and doors are painted and then decorated with paper scrolls with blessings of "wealth", "good fortune" and "longevity."

If your husband or significant other persists in wearing the same old pair of long swim trunks each year, count your blessings for the freedom of choice your man has when it comes to swim wear.

Christmas prayers offer thanksgiving, joy and ask for blessings on the season.

From a blessing for the Christmas tree to prayers to say before opening gifts, these prayers remind the listener of the meaning in the season and to be thankful for God's blessings.

Blessings, wishes, prayers and warding off diseases are just some of the functions of the shamanic masks and the rituals behind them.

Family and friends will be delighted to hear your news and will want to give you their blessings, wishing you a long and happy life together.

However, there are many blessings associated with having a son or daughter with ADHD.

The movie's classic scene is when Scrooge gives blessings to his worker's son, Tiny Tim.

Count your blessings, count them one by one.

May the Good Lord fulfill you with His promises and bestow on you His many blessings.

Being thankful for all life's blessings - good food, good company, and the best events of the preceding year - is the key to a successful party, no matter what foods or activities may be a part of it.

Both girls were single for quite some time and after getting blessings from their parents (because they didn't want any backlash to occur to their younger brother and sister), they said yes.

Known as devout Christians, family members are followers of QuiverFull, an evangelical movement that teaches that all children are blessings from God and should be welcomed.

I am utilizing the blessings I have in life to giving back.

QuiverFull is not a religion, but is a movement based on the Biblical principle that all children are blessings from God.

One of the mixed blessings of Dreamweaver is that because it's so flexible, it will work with almost any web host.

All who have successfully gone through a triple probation on earth are admitted to share these blessings.

He taught them that they would pass at death to a certain place, where they would enjoy all possible blessings for all eternity, and to convince them of this he had a subterranean chamber constructed, to which he withdrew for three years.

Both by Catholics and by Protestants blessings may be applied to things inanimate as well as animate; but while in the reformed Churches this involves no more than an appeal to God for a special blessing, or a solemn "setting apart" of persons or objects for sacred purpoes, in the Catholic idea it implies a special power, conferred by God, of the priests over the invisible forces of evil.

Though the giving of blessings as a sacerdotal function is proper to the whole order of priests, particular benedictions have, by ecclesiastical authority, been reserved for the bishops, who may, however, delegate some of them; i.e.

To the pope alone is reserved the blessing of the pallium, the golden rose, the "Agnus-Dei" and royal swords; he alone, too, can issue blessings that involve some days' indulgence.