Blessing | Mean of blessing in English Dictionary

/ˈblɛsɪŋ/

• Noun
• approval that allows or helps you to do something
1. He gave his blessing to the plan. [=he approved the plan]
2. Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing.
3. They got married without their parents' blessing.
• help and approval from God
1. We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.
• something that helps you or brings happiness
1. My daughter is a blessing to me in my old age.
2. E-mail can be a blessing if you travel a lot in business.
3. It's a blessing that you came when you did.
4. Not getting the job turned out to be a blessing in disguise, since she got a much better job soon afterward.
5. Being famous can be a blessing and a curse.
6. The promotion was really a mixed blessing because I'm now so busy that I don't have time to spend the extra income.

• a short prayer
1. He said a blessing before the meal.
• the act of asking God to care for and protect someone or something
1. The priest performed the blessing of the fishing boats.
• to make a special effort to appreciate the good things in your life
1. I try to remember to count my blessings every day.