bless
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
give a benediction to
The dying man blessed his son
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- damn antonym
- benediction derivation
- benediction derivation
Sense 2 verb
confer prosperity or happiness on
Types & categories
- bestow hypernym
Sense 3 verb
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Types & categories
- motion hypernym
Related & opposite
- signal derivation
Sense 4 verb
render holy by means of religious rites
Types & categories
- declare hypernym
- reconsecrate hyponym
Related & opposite
- unhallow antonym
- sanctification derivation
- consecration derivation
- holy man derivation
- saint derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | damn |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | benediction |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | benediction |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bring up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inunct |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bestow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | signal |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | unhallow |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanctification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | consecration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | holy man |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | saint |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | declare |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | reconsecrate |