To invoke divine favor upon.
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
To turn (a reference) into an object.
Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.
To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
Of a member of the university, or an alumnus or alumna of another university seeking a degree ad eundem: to formally request that an academic degree be awarded to oneself.
To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
To humbly request for something, especially to someone in a position of authority; to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
To ask or request (something) humbly and sincerely, especially from a person in authority; to beg or entreat for.