Definitions
Wiktionary
- interj. Short for (may) God bless you: said as a short prayer for the recipient.
- interj. idiomatic Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.
Examples
“When King Kafid heard this, he exclaimed, ‘May the sun not bless you and may he be wroth with you and sore be his wrath!’”
“What will you now do, when such or such, these and those men, of this or that party, look upon you "as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth afore it groweth up; wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;" -- that will not so much as say, "The blessing of the Lord be upon you; we bless you in the name of the Lord?”
“God bless you all, and believe me always gratefully and affectionately yours,”
“DEAR HATTIE, ” Very likely it is too late for me to come with my modest knock to your study door, and ask to be taken in for a moment, but I do so want to bless you before you go, and I have not been well enough to write until to-day.”
“God bless you for carrying the banner of Sorosis up to its highest level, and maintaining its dignity in a way worthy of its reputation.”
“The jeweller cried, “Allah bless you and your women!” and going in to his wife, said to her, “I am minded to go to my country: what sayst thou?””
“God bless you my Dst. Love, once more I repeat let me See you as Soon as possible.”
“Then, noticing the alarming increase in Bidworthy's colour, he added with compassion, 'Oh, well. you may tell him that I said' — he paused while he thought it over — 'God bless you and good-bye.”
“This I expect to send with a man by the name of Reevs hoe is going home on furlow he lives near mosey creek, the Lord bless you and take care of you is the humble prare of your affectionate husband”
“Felicitations, and may Hymen bless you and your hearth.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bless you’.
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the language of sneeze
bless you, gesundheit, a tes souhaits, a tes amours, god bless you, salut, alhamdulillah, çok yaşa, a-choo, hak-shun, felicita, que dieu vous bén... and 42 more...
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My Dogs' Words
treat, potty, outside, mommie, mommielina, mommierenee, kisses, yes, no, love, sit, down and 186 more...
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Nullologue
nullologue, vaudeville, debauchery, debauched, libertine, nothing, dhadak, tz pf, nothingology, goodbyeology, sharmuta, manifesto and 866 more...
Tweets
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