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blessing

see also: Blessing

Pronunciation

Noun

blessing (plural blessings)

Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
Good fortune.
(paganism) A modern pagan ceremony.
The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
We will not proceed without the executive director's blessing.
Something someone is glad of.
After two weeks of sun, last night's rainfall was a blessing.
A prayer before a meal; grace.
A group of unicorns.
- 2008, Betsy Schiffman, "Time To Trash the Intellectual Property System, Says Report ↗", Wired, 11 September 2008:
  And since we’re laying out our wishes, we’d also like a blessing of unicorns and one million dollars.
- 2009, Andrew Orlowski, "Facebook music dashboard: Revenue at last? ↗", The Register, 13 September 2011:
  Then a blessing of unicorns charged into the studio, and I was carried away to be re-educated.
- 2011, Suzette Mayr, Monoceros, Coach House Books (2011), ISBN 9781552452417, page 94 ↗:
  She just wants to talk to her friends on www.unicornwillsaveus.com or write in her journal or flump on her bedroom floor with her blessing of unicorns: her posters, figurines, stickers, temporary tattoos of anatomically correct unicorns.