God+bless+you

  • 31God bless — may God protect and be gracious to you …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 32bless — [ bles ] (past tense and past participle blessed or blest [ blest ] ) verb transitive * 1. ) to say a prayer asking God to help and protect someone or something: a ceremony to bless the harvest a ) if God blesses someone or something, he helps… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 33bless — S3 [bles] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: bletsian, from blod blood ; because blood was used in religious ceremonies] 1.) bless you! spoken a) what you say when someone ↑sneezes b) used to thank someone for doing something for you 2.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen — (or God rest you merry, gentlemen) is a traditional Christmas carol. The melody is in a minor key and is in common time or cut time. The composer is unknown; it is often attributed as English traditional . History Like so many early Christmas… …

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  • 35god — O.E. god supreme being, deity; the Christian God; image of a god; godlike person, from P.Gmc. *guthan (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., Du. god, O.H.G. got, Ger. Gott, O.N. guð, Goth. guþ), from PIE *ghut that which is invoked (Cf. O.C.S. zovo to call, Skt.… …

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  • 36God — I UK [ɡɒd] / US [ɡɑd] the spirit, being, or force that many people believe created and controls the universe, especially the god of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions Do you believe in God? • God bless (you) spoken used for showing that… …

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  • 37bless — I UK [bles] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bless : present tense I/you/we/they bless he/she/it blesses present participle blessing past tense blessed or blest UK [blest] / US past participle blessed or blest * 1) a) to say a prayer asking God… …

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  • 38God — God1 [ gad ] noun the spirit, BEING, or force that many people believe created and controls the universe, especially the god of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions: Do you believe in God? by God OLD FASHIONED used for emphasizing what you …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39bless — verb past tense and past participle blessed or blest, (T) 1 bless him/her etc spoken used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done: Tim can tie his shoelaces now Mum. Can he, bless him! | Bless… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40bless — v.tr. (past and past part. blessed, poet. blest) 1 (of a priest etc.) pronounce words, esp. in a religious rite, asking for divine favour; ask God to look favourably on (bless this house). 2 a consecrate (esp. bread and wine). b sanctify by the… …

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