(a) To make (sth.) holy, hallow (sth.); iblessen to, consecrate (sb.) as (bishop); (b) to ask God's blessing for (sb.); refl. bless oneself (with the sign of the cross); (c) of God, Christ: to grant……
(a) Of God, Christ: to bestow divine favor upon (sb., sth.), confer divine blessing upon (sb.); endow with (sth.); make (a nation, the earth) flourish or prosper, grant well-being or success; bless……
