1. Verb
To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
2. Verb
To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.
3. Verb
To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.
4. Verb
To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.
5. Verb
To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).
6. Verb
To guard; to keep; to protect.
7. Verb
To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
8. Verb
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
9. Verb
To wave; to brandish.
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