God bless
Divine favor invoked
God bless is a shortened form of "God bless you," used as a benediction, farewell, or expression of gratitude and goodwill.
It may be sincere—God bless, and safe travels—or passive-aggressive, especially in Southern American speech where Well, God bless can dismiss someone as hopeless or pitiable.
Often appears as God bless America in patriotic contexts.
- goodnessMoral excellence
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
take care · divine · intercession · goodwill · sanctification · well-wishing · salutation · grace · holy · shucks · dear Lord · good luck · consecration · daggum · prayer · hallelujah · bye · sacred
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, evening prayer, hallelujah
- blessingsspiritual gifts, divine favor, divine love, baptismal font, mercy
- sign-offsgoodbye, farewell, bye, see you later, sincerely
- Sacred Phrasesamen, hallelujah, alleluia, glory be, holy holy holy
- Scripture PhrasesJohn 3:16, Lord's Prayer, Our Father, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes
- Biblical ExpressionsGarden of Eden, David and Goliath, Good Samaritan, prodigal son, forbidden fruit
sentiment/well-wishing
God blessdamn you
screw you · drop dead · fuck you · rot in hell · burn in hell
bless, blessing, blessed, God, blessings, blesses, blessedly, blessedness