God bless this ship and all who sail in her.
My mother, God bless her, worked hard all her life.
Dave, God bless him, can't even boil an egg.
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God bless someone — … Useful english dictionary
God bless (you) — spoken phrase used for showing that you care about someone, especially when you are saying goodbye to them Goodnight , God bless. Thesaurus: ways of saying goodbyesynonym Main entry: God … Useful english dictionary
God bless you — (God) bless you may you have good health. “The road just stops and ah choo!” “Bless you.” “Thank you.” Usage notes: said to someone who has just sneezed … New idioms dictionary
God bless you — Interjection used especially when someone has sneezed. In this situation, God bless you is more or less equivalent to saying Gesundheit. In German Gesundheit means health (and sanity ). Wishing good health was once thought to hold off the illness … Medical dictionary
God — God1 [ gad ] noun the spirit, BEING, or force that many people believe created and controls the universe, especially the god of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions: Do you believe in God? by God OLD FASHIONED used for emphasizing what you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
God — I UK [ɡɒd] / US [ɡɑd] the spirit, being, or force that many people believe created and controls the universe, especially the god of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions Do you believe in God? • God bless (you) spoken used for showing that… … English dictionary
Bless you — is a common English expression addressed to a person after they sneeze. The origin of the custom and its original purpose are unknown. In current practice, it is a socially recommended response.Origins and legendsSeveral possible origins are… … Wikipedia
bless — [ bles ] (past tense and past participle blessed or blest [ blest ] ) verb transitive * 1. ) to say a prayer asking God to help and protect someone or something: a ceremony to bless the harvest a ) if God blesses someone or something, he helps… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bless — S3 [bles] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: bletsian, from blod blood ; because blood was used in religious ceremonies] 1.) bless you! spoken a) what you say when someone ↑sneezes b) used to thank someone for doing something for you 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
god — [gɔd US ga:d] n [: Old English;] 1.) God the spirit or ↑being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe ▪ Most Americans still believe in God . ▪ Nothing could shake his belief in God . ▪ He thought it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
