Bless

imp. & p. p. Blessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blessing

1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate

   And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.

2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.

   The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.

   It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee.

3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.

   Bless them which persecute you.

4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.

   Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them.

5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self). [Archaic]
6. To guard; to keep; to protect. [Obs.]
7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.

   Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.

   The nations shall bless themselves in him.

9. To wave; to brandish. [Obs.]

   And burning blades about their heads do bless.

   Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.

   To bless the doors from nightly harm.