blessing
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈblɛsɪŋ/
- When you count your blessings, more blessings come.
- a blessing in disguise
- a mixed blessing
- count your blessings
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Watch on YouTubeWhen you count your blessings, more blessings come.
- When you count your blessings, more blessings come.
- He's like, count your blessings that you're here.
- I count that blessing multiple times per day.
- It's a, it's a heck of a blessing to be here now.
- And then OP replies back she's the best blessing I can count on.
- Satan can't create anything that includes blessings for his people.
- What a great blessing that's been for me.
- What I mean by that is our curses are blessings and our blessings are curses.
Examples
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A friend's good fortune is a blessing.
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After the storm, the clear sky felt like a blessing for the community.
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The people are our greatest blessing, not those who are in government.
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I count that blessing multiple times per day.
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And so the biggest blessing I have today is this.
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This could be a blessing.
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Count your blessings to find what you look for.
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Come on, there's a blessing in the lesson.
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You have so many blessings.
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The shift to colored mulch has been a real blessing to those in the wood recycling business.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
An advantage that helps people or a community
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A person or thing that brings happiness to others
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4.4
A helpful thing that brings advantage or good results
Antonyms
How Beneficial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blessing comes from the old verb bless, which meant 'to make holy' and was long ago linked to marking with 'blood' in old ceremonies. So a blessing became a fortunate thing or gift that brings protection or happiness.