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• v  give a benediction to
  The dying man blessed his son
• v  confer prosperity or happiness on
• v  make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
• v  render holy by means of religious rites

• Bless all the sergeants and double-u o ones, Bless all the corp'rals and their blinkin' sons.
• The Chicks, bless 'em, don't just carry a macrochip on their shoulders.
• But Jackie Robinson, God bless him, was bigger than all of that.

• sign
• consecrate
• hallow
• sanctify

• curse
• desecrate

News & Articles

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• June 14 Bless Your Heart
  Bless your heart to whomever stole the American flag from my business at 10th and Evans streets. Please remember what the stars and stripes stand for, and have a heart and return it. God is watching.
  June 14, 2013 - The Daily Reflector
• June 12 Bless Your Heart
  Bless your hearts to the staff of Pallitive Care at VMC and to all at Inpatient Hospice. You made a terrible time for my family less terrifying and less lonely.
  June 12, 2013 - The Daily Reflector
• June 10 Bless Your Heart
  Bless your heart to my mom, who wishes she never had children. I’m afraid to say she will die alone without us. Bless your heart to all the people who have yard sales and put up signs on stop signs and light poles. After your sale, please take your signs down.
  June 10, 2013 - The Daily Reflector

Quotes

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• Mike Huckabee in International Herald Tribune
  And on behalf of all of us, God bless and Merry Christmas,Huckabee says.
• President Bush in International Herald Tribune
  May God bless whoever wins tonight,President Bush told dinner guests at the White House, according to spokeswoman Dana Perino.