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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | closing prayer |
| Synonyms: | amen, approbation, approval, beatitude, benedictus, benison, blessing, consecration, favor, grace, gratitude, invocation, laying on of hands, okay, orison, praise, sanctification, thanks, thanksgiving |
| Antonyms: | anathema, execration |
| Main Entry: | blessing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sanctification |
| Synonyms: | absolution, benedicite, benediction, benison, commendation, consecration, dedication, divine sanction, grace, invocation, laying on of hands, thanks, thanksgiving |
| Antonyms: | blight, condemnation, curse, damnification, disapproval |
| Main Entry: | blessing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
| Synonyms: | asset, benediction, benefit, boon, bounty, break, favor, gain, gift, godsend, good, good fortune, good luck, help, kindness, lucky break, manna from heaven, miracle, profit, service, stroke of luck, windfall |
| Antonyms: | bad fortune, bad luck, curse, disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | favor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approval, good opinion; help |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, account, admiration, aid, approbation, assistance, backing, benediction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, bias, blessing, boon, championship, compliment, consideration, cooperation, courtesy, dispensation, encouragement, esteem, estimation, friendliness, gift, good turn, good will, grace, indulgence, kindness, largess, obligement, okay, partiality, patronage, present, regard, respect, service, support, token |
| Antonyms: | disapproval, disfavor |
| Main Entry: | godsend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift, benefit |
| Synonyms: | advantage, benediction, blessing, boon, good, manna, stroke of luck, windfall |
| Antonyms: | bad fortune, bad luck, blow, bombshell, setback |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, benefit |
| Synonyms: | asset, avail, behalf, benediction, blessing, boon*, commonwealth, favor, gain, godsend, good fortune, interest, nugget, plum, prize, profit, prosperity, service, treasure, use, usefulness, welfare, well-being, windfall |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prayer |
| Synonyms: | benediction, blessing, invocation, petition, thanks, thanksgiving |
| Main Entry: | kindness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helping act; service |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, aid, alms, assistance, benediction, benefaction, benevolence, benison, blessing, boon, boost, bounty, charity, dispensation, favor, generosity, good deed, good turn, help, indulgence, lift, mercy, philanthropy, relief, succor |
| Antonyms: | barbarousness, cruelty |
| Main Entry: | okay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, affirmation, approbation, approval, assent, authorization, benediction, blessing, consent, endorsement, favor, go-ahead, green light, ok, permission, sanction, say-so, seal of approval, yes |
| Antonyms: | denial, disagreement, refusal, veto |
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