Definition of: bless

(bles) v.t. blessed or blest, bless·ing
1. To consecrate; make holy by religious rite.
2. To honor and exalt; glorify.
3. To sanctify or protect by making the sign of the cross over.
4. To invoke God's favor upon (a person or thing).
5. To bestow happiness or prosperity upon; make happy.
6. To endow, as with a gift: She was blessed with a beautiful face.
7. To guard; protect: used as an exclamation: God bless me; Bless me! See synonyms under PRAISE. [OE blēdsian consecrate (with blood) <blōd blood]
—bless′er noun