second blessing
noun
: sanctification as a second gift of the Holy Spirit that follows an initial experience of conversion
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The car proved as resilient as its owner — a second blessing.
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Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
The second blessing will be of infants born in the last 12 months, whcih commemorates the blessing of the Christ child at the temple, marked Feb. 2.
—Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2018
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Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
The second blessing will be of infants born in the last 12 months, whcih commemorates the blessing of the Christ child at the temple, marked Feb. 2.
—Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2018
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“Second blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20blessing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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