благословение — meaning in English
blagosloveniye
Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead
English meaning
- benediction noun A brief prayer asking God for help, blessing and guidance for other people, often said at the close of a church service.
- blessing noun A prayer or ritual act asking for divine favour or protection.
Senses
благословение is used for these senses in English:
- benediction A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
- benison (chiefly, literary) A blessing; benediction.
- blessing Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
- blessing A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
- blessing Good fortune.
- blessing The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
benediction — full definition
- noun A brief prayer asking God for help, blessing and guidance for other people, often said at the close of a church service.
- noun In the Anglican church, the formal ceremony that appoints an abbot, similar to how a bishop is consecrated.
- noun A Catholic ceremony in which objects such as bells, banners or candles are sprinkled with holy water and officially dedicated to God.
- noun Help or good fortune believed to come from God or another divine source.
blessing — full definition
- noun A prayer or ritual act asking for divine favour or protection.
- noun Something that brings unexpected good fortune.
- noun Formal approval or support for a plan or decision.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Russian.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Russian meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Russian
