blessings

noun

plural of blessing
1
as in prayers
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing

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2
as in benefits
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing winning the lottery shortly after being laid off was an unexpected blessing

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3
as in approvals
an acceptance of something as satisfactory Mr. Roberts promptly gave his blessing to his daughter's choice of husband

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4
as in consecrations
the act of making something holy through religious ritual traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers

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Recent Examples of blessings Finding the blessings among the challenges has long been a defining trait of Leake’s. — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 One involved dyeing fingernails with garden balsam, a natural pigment traditionally associated with beauty and blessings. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Felt like one of the bigger blessings from God, just a nice start with the hometown team. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 And now Ripp, who has his own contentious family connection to Joel, had both Mann and Mazur’s blessings to make a movie with it. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 The Lord has given me many blessings in life, but height isn't one of them. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 In a unique adaptation of a traditional ceremony, the bridal party reinterpreted the seven blessings by reciting their own personalized blessing for the couple. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Most famous are the hijras, who traditionally attended weddings, births, and religious ceremonies across the subcontinent, offering blessings and receiving gifts or alms in return. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessings
  1. prayers
  2. benefits
  3. approvals
  4. consecrations
  5. petitions
  6. boons
  7. favors
  8. gifts
Noun
  • The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office thanked everyone who helped in the three-day search and asked people to keep the woman's family in their thoughts and prayers.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Sending healing prayers to your family, your daughter and all who loved you.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prayers
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  • His taconite mine in Virginia paused operations more than a year ago, which means unemployment benefits have run dry.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Whether consumers ever see the benefits depends entirely on whether those companies actually adopt it.
    — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Delay also threatens to nullify the regulatory approvals that Defendants have already spent months securing.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • People should remain responsible for exceptions, approvals and decisions that require judgment, context and accountability.
    — Hugo Sarrazin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of approvals
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  • Cruz, who traveled to Switzerland to witness the consecrations, said the first Sunday after returning to the Mount Holly church looked much like any other.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Wednesday's ceremony came 38 years to the day after Lefebvre was excommunicated alongside those four bishops — including Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, who led Wednesday's consecrations and was again excommunicated Thursday.
    — Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
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  • The petition was launched on Canada's parliamentary petitions portal, where citizens and residents of Canada can set up petitions to parliament.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The move was so broken that players across the country started online petitions to try and get the EA developers to nerf Judkins' spinning.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of petitions
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  • Disney’s live-action remakes have largely been box-office boons for the company, with a few exceptions.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This is one of the biggest boons of our studio becoming a part of Netflix.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Definition of boons
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  • The sporting events also raise questions about how fandom and favors can complicate civil discourse.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
  • His play fell short of those expectations last season, although the Gamecocks’ play calling, offensive line and receivers did their quarterback few favors.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of favors
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  • And besides that, everybody else benefits from being able to enjoy their special gifts.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • About 90% of her California education gifts, though, went to higher education.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
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