"God bless" meaning in All languages combined

See God bless on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Etymology: An ellipsis. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|nocap=1}} ellipsis Head templates: {{en-interj}} God bless
  1. God bless you: a short prayer for the recipient, or a nonliteral well-wishing benediction or valediction culturally inspired by such prayer and thematically concordant with it.

Alternative forms

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