different between birthright vs blessing

English

Etymology

birth +? right

Noun

birthright (plural birthrights)

1. Something owed since birth, due to inheritance.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English bl?tsung, bl?dsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl?s.??/
• Rhymes: -?s??

Noun

blessing (plural blessings)

1. Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
2. A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
3. Good fortune.
4. (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony.
5. The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
6. Something someone is glad of.

7. A prayer before a meal; grace.
8. A group of unicorns.
   • 2008, Betsy Schiffman, "Time To Trash the Intellectual Property System, Says Report", Wired, 11 September 2008:

     And since we’re laying out our wishes, we’d also like a blessing of unicorns and one million dollars.

   • 2009, Andrew Orlowski, "Facebook music dashboard: Revenue at last?", The Register, 13 September 2011:

     Then a blessing of unicorns charged into the studio, and I was carried away to be re-educated.

   • 2011, Suzette Mayr, Monoceros, Coach House Books (2011), ?ISBN, page 94:

     She just wants to talk to her friends on www.unicornwillsaveus.com or write in her journal or flump on her bedroom floor with her blessing of unicorns: her posters, figurines, stickers, temporary tattoos of anatomically correct unicorns.

Antonyms

• curse

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

blessing

1. present participle of bless

Anagrams

• glibness