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bless
verb [T] /bles/ (past tense and past participle blessed or literary blest)Definition
› to ask for God's help and protection for someone or something, or to call or make someone or something holyReligious practices
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Synonyms and related words:
- anoint verb (IN A CEREMONY)
- baptize verb
- celebrate verb (LEAD A CEREMONY)
- confess verb
- confession noun
- consecrate verb
- evangelize verb (RELIGION)
- excommunicate verb
- go into/enter the church idiom
- hadj noun
- hajj noun
- hijab noun
- jihad noun
- proselytize verb
- prostrate verb
- sacrifice noun (KILLING)
- sacrifice verb (KILL)
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