blessed be
Pagan parting phrase
Blessed be is a greeting and farewell used primarily among Wiccans and other modern pagans, functioning like "peace be with you" in Christian contexts.
It serves as both a blessing and a recognition of shared spiritual practice: Blessed be, sister.
The phrase often closes rituals or written correspondence within pagan communities.
- amenSolemn spoken agreement
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holyDedicated to the divine
- prayerAddress to deity
- divineOf or from gods
grace · goddess · ritual · praise · hallowed · consecrated · incantation · worship · altar · invocation · full moon · moon · coven · pagan · sanctified · reverence · spirit · chalice
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- blessingsspiritual gifts, divine favor, divine love, baptismal font, mercy
- paganismWicca, pagan, heathen, polytheist, polytheism
- Sacred Phrasesamen, hallelujah, alleluia, praise God, glory be
- Ritual Wordsamen, hallelujah, alleluia, hosanna, peace be with you
- seasonal greetingsmerry Christmas, season's greetings, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, best wishes