bless oneself
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make the sign of the cross.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bless, oneself.
Example Sentences
- "They had an ornate ritual ; they professed to believe in the Real Presence ; genuflected and blessed themselves on entering church ; reserved what they called the Blessed Sacrament in a side chapel, and made visits and paid reverence to it."
- "The shepherd blessed himself. And then he blessed himself again for good measure. He placed a hand on either side of the pillar and then threw it into the air."
- "Grace's bracelets rattled loudly as she furiously blessed herself several times. ‘Mother Mary, forgive us, this is truly the end of days.’"
- "She blessed herself quickly, threw back the covers, and grabbed her skating clothes. She was in the bathroom splashing water on her face when her mother tapped on the door."
- "Who can tell how widely you might bless others, while you were laboring to bless yourselves?"
- "Bless yourself today with the gift of forgiveness. Take advantage of the gift of today's new mercy that God offers you."
Inflected Forms
blesses oneself (present, singular)
blessing oneself (participle, present)
blessed oneself (participle, past)
blessed oneself (past)