bless

Verb
  1. Give a benediction to (synset 200868169)
    "The dying man blessed his son"
    is a type of: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    subtypes: anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil - administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
  2. Confer prosperity or happiness on (synset 202268883)
    is a type of: bestow, confer - present
  3. Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection;
    Consecrate (synset 200868895)
    is a type of: gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement
    same as: sign
  4. Render holy by means of religious rites (synset 200868366)
    is a type of: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
    subtypes: reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
    same as: consecrate, hallow, sanctify

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