| bless | 1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it." (Gen. Ii. 3) 2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to. "The quality of mercy is . . . Twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." (Shak) "It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee." (1 Chron. Xvii. 27 (R. V)) 3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; applied to persons. "Bless them which persecute you." (Rom. Xii. 14) 4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, as on food. "Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them." (Luke ix. 16) 5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). 6. To guard; to keep; to protect. 7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences. "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name." (Ps. Ciii. 1) 8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate. "The nations shall bless themselves in him." (Jer. Iv. 3) 9. To wave; to brandish. "And burning blades about their heads do bless." (Spenser) "Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest." (Fairfax) This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson, Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all parts of it. "In drawing [their bow] some fetch such a compass as though they would turn about and bless all the field." Bless me! Bless us! an exclamation of surprise. To bless from, to secure, defend, or preserve from. "Bless me from marrying a usurer." "To bless the doors from nightly harm." (Milton) To bless with, To be blessed with, to favor or endow with; to be favored or endowed with; as, God blesses us with health; we are blessed with happiness. Origin: OE. Blessien, bletsen, AS. Bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. Bld blood; prob. Originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| blessed | 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. "O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet." (Milton) 2. Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings; happy; highly favored. "All generations shall call me blessed." (Luke i. 48) "Towards England's blessed shore." (Shak) 3. Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness; blissful; joyful. "Then was a blessed time." "So blessed a disposition." 4. Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven. "Reverenced like a blessed saint." (Shak) "Cast out from God and blessed vision." (Milton) 5. Beatified. 6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively. "Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free." (R. D. Blackmore) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blessed thistle |
milk thistle: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
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| Blessig's cysts |
cystic spaces that frequently appear at the periphery of the retina close to the ora serrata without significant effect on vision; called also Blessig's lacunae, Blessig's spaces, cystoid degeneration, and Iwanoff's c's.
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| blessed thistle |
For Improving Circulation; This herb is one of the oldest folk remedies known to regulate the menstrual cycle, and is often used by folk healers to treat liver and kidney disorders. It is also considered an excellent herb for the stomach and heart. It may improve memory by increasing oxygen to the brain through improved circulation.
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| blessed thistle |
Cnicus benedictus L., Carbenia benedicta Adans. (family Asteraceae) DESCRIPTION: A member of the "minor" bitter herb family, it is a dried, above-ground plant. RANGE: Mainly found in subtropical regions. APPLICATION: Some theories exist regarding the effectiveness of bitter herbs as an appetite stimulant. The use of "bitter tonics" is widespread in Europe; and bitter aperitifs such as Campari and vermouth are used in the United States. ...
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| blessed t. |
1. a tall, branched, thistlelike herb with pale yellow composite flowers, Cnicus benedictus, native to southern Europe. 2. the dried flowers, leaves, and upper stems of C. benedictus, used for dyspepsia and loss of appetite; used also in folk medicine for fever and colds and as a diuretic.
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| bless | give a benediction to |
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| bless | render holy by means of religious rites |
| bless | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection |
| bless | confer prosperity or happiness on |
| bless | expletives used informally as intensifiers |
| bless | highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace) |
| bless | having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon |
| bless | characterized by happiness and good fortune |
| bless | enjoying the bliss of heaven |
| bless | Roman Catholic |
| bless | worthy of worship |
| bless | (informal) the live birth of a child |
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