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1. give a benediction to (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir, |
| definition | : | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | anele, anoint, embrocate, inunct, oil, |
| definition | : | administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing (verb.body) |
2. render holy by means of religious rites (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | declare, |
| definition | : | state emphatically and authoritatively (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | reconsecrate, |
| definition | : | consecrate anew, as after a desecration (verb.communication) |
3. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate (verb.communication)
4. confer prosperity or happiness on (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | bestow, confer, |
| definition | : | present (verb.possession) |
5. give a benediction to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | benediction, blessing, |
| definition | : | the act of praying for divine protection (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | benediction, blessing, |
| definition | : | a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection (noun.communication) |
6. render holy by means of religious rites (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sanctification, |
| definition | : | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | consecration, |
| definition | : | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | saint, |
| definition | : | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person) |
7. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sign, signal, signaling, |
| definition | : | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication) |
8. give a benediction to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | benediction, blessing, |
| definition | : | the act of praying for divine protection (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | benediction, blessing, |
| definition | : | a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection (noun.communication) |
9. render holy by means of religious rites (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sanctification, |
| definition | : | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | consecration, |
| definition | : | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | saint, |
| definition | : | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person) |
10. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | sign, signal, signaling, |
| definition | : | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication) |
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