BLESSING

[noun] [C]The mass always ends with a blessing (= the priest asking God to take care of the people).(figurative) Her father refused to give his blessing to (= approval to) their marriage.(figurative) The government has given its blessing to (= approved) a plan to improve the rights of children.Something that is extremely lucky is sometimes described as a blessing.It was a blessing that no one was killed in the accident.A blessing in disguise is something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later.The ending of that relationship was a blessing in disguise really, since it meant that I focused on my career.