To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. / To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. / To invoke divine favor upon. / To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.

(UK, Canada, informal) Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.

Obsolete spelling of bless

simple past tense and past participle of bless

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

(Roman Catholicism) An epithet indicating that a person has been beatified.

A surname.

A surname from German.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bless

present participle of bless