blessing

意味: 恩恵・祝福

例文: Aki saw naps as life’s greatest blessing.
    アキは昼寝を人生最大の祝福と考えた。

定義: 承認する正式な行為

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: the formal act of approving
Noun: a desirable state
Noun: a short prayer of thanks before a meal
Noun: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
Noun: the act of praying for divine protection
Verb: give a benediction to
Verb: confer prosperity or happiness on
Verb: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Verb: render holy by means of religious rites

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: he gave the project his blessing
Noun: his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
Noun: enjoy the blessings of peace
Noun: a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
Noun: their youngest son said grace
Verb: The dying man blessed his son

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): approval, approving, benediction, bless, blessing, boon, consecrate, grace, hallow, sanctify, sign, thanksgiving

Antonyms(反意語): curse, desecrate, disapproval

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): confer, declare, gesticulate, good fortune, prayer, raise, support

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): account, advocacy, affirm, applaud, attachment, beckon, benediction, bless, blessing, bow, clap, collect, commination, condemn, consecrate, count out, cross oneself, curse, decree, deprecation, devotion, endorsement, exsert, grace, graduate, intercession, invocation, miter, nod, opine, plead, prayer wheel, proclaim, profess, promise, propose, prosperity, reassurance, requiescat, sentence, shake, shrug, sponsorship, swear, take the fifth, testify, wink

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): admiration, adoption, anoint, backing, benison, mercy, reconsecrate, reward

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: approbate, approve, bless, blessing, consecration, saint, sanctification, sign

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): ing

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Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): Frozen

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anticipation, joy, positive, trust

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