Bless

·vt To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.

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

III. Bless ·vt To make or pronounce holy; to Consecrate.

IV. Bless ·vt To esteem or account happy; to Felicitate.

V. Bless ·vt To Wave; to Brandish.

VI. Bless ·vt To Guard; to Keep; to Protect.

VII. Bless ·vt To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon;

— applied to persons.

VIII. Bless ·vt To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.

IX. Bless ·vt To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, — as on food.