English → Latin
“bless” in Latin
fortūnōto make happy, prosper; to blessprosperōto further (cause to succeed); to propitiatesecundōto adjust, adapt, accommodatefēlīxhappy, lucky, blessed, fortunate; fertile, fruitful, prosperous; auspicious, favorable, of good omen or luckbeōto bless; to gladden; to enrich (with)laudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bless
prosper, fortunare, prosperare, secundare (poetical), bene vertere; felicem, beatum reddere, felicitatem dare alicui; beare, magna laetitia afficere. To bless a thing to one, prosperare alicui aliquid; fortunare alicui aliquid. May Heaven bless your labors! Deua tibi (not tuos, as Muretus has it) labores fortnnet! To be blessed with a son, filio augeri Fortune blesses our first undertaking, adspirat primo fortuna labori.
Bless me! maxime Jupiter! proh Jupiter!
Pronounce a blessing upon, alicui bene precari; aliquem bonis ominibus prosequi (accompany with blessings): aliquid februare (to purify by religious rites).
Praise, laudare, beatum praedicare, laudibus celebrare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bless?
- The usual Latin words for “bless” are fortūnō, prosperō, secundō; also fēlīx, beō, laudō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.