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blessing

blessing

96 2.5
Formal approval from a person in charge to allow something
  • noun
  • /ˈblɛsɪŋ/
translation icon : aprobación
  • And I say, you know, I want your blessing to ask your daughter to marry me.
  • give the blessing
  • receive the blessing
  • blessing of the UN

And I say, you know, I want your blessing to ask your daughter to marry me.

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Examples

Synonyms

support
vsblessing
1.0

Help for a person or idea

is official formal backing often from authority rather than general help
approval
vsblessing
  • Formal
400 1.6

Official permission to do something from a person or group in charge

is a formal backing from authority rather than mere permission
endorsement
vsblessing
161 3.6

A public statement supporting a person, product, or idea

is formal approval often from an authority not necessarily public
vote of confidence
vsblessing
  • Formal
20 3.3

A clear show of support by a group, often decided by a formal ballot

is a personal formal approval from an authority rather than a group vote
seal of approval
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11 3.9

An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good

is a personal formal backing rather than just an official sign
stamp of approval
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9 3.4

An official sign that shows someone agrees with something

is personal formal support rather than a symbolic mark
approbation
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  • Formal
4 8.5

Official approval or praise from a person in charge

is formal support or permission often given by an authority
indorsement
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  • Archaic
7.2

Official approval given to a person or plan

is general formal backing often from a single authority figure
verbal approval
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3.5

Spoken agreement that allows someone to do something

is formal personal backing rather than just spoken consent

Antonyms

180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

45 3.0

A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do

How Supportive

sanction
  • Formal
27 5.7
blessing
96 2.5
endorsement
161 3.6
consent
  • Formal
344 3.2
approval
220 1.0

Surface Forms

blessing singular
blessings plural

Morphology

blessing = bless (semi-transparent) = bless + ing

Derived from 'bless' + '-ing'; the meaning 'formal approval or support' is a metaphorical extension of giving a blessing and thus related but not strictly literal.

Etymology

Blessing comes from bless, originally meaning 'to make holy' or to give favour, and over time it also came to mean 'approval'. So getting someone's blessing is getting their formal permission or support.