AIKEN — A Thanksgiving Day tradition is returning to one of the nation’s largest urban forests Nov. 27. The Blessing of Hounds will be held at 10 a.m. at Memorial Gate in Hitchcock Woods. All Saints ...

Blessing of the Hounds set to return to Hitchcock Woods in Aiken on Thanksgiving Day

The meaning of BLESSING is the act or words of one that blesses. How to use blessing in a sentence.

A blessing is a prayer asking for divine protection, or a little gift from the heavens. It's also any act of approving, like when your roommate wants to move out and you give her your blessings.

The mass always ends with a blessing. We ask God's blessing on Joan at this difficult time.

If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support.

Blessings, therefore, are directly associated with, and are believed to come from, God. Thus, to express a blessing is like bestowing a wish on someone that they experience the favor of God, and to acknowledge God as the source of all blessing.

The act of one that blesses. 2. A short prayer said before or after a meal; grace. 3. Something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity; a boon. 4. Approbation; approval: This plan has my blessing. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

the act or words of a person who blesses: The priest gave his blessing to the soldiers. a favor or gift (as bestowed by God), thereby bringing happiness: the blessings of liberty.