Benediction
an utterance of good wishes.
the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service.
a ceremony by which things are set aside for sacred uses, as a church, vestments, or bells.
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. a service consisting of prayers, at least one prescribed hymn, censing of the congregation and the Host, and a blessing of the congregation by moving in the form of a cross the ciborium or monstrance containing the Host.
the advantage conferred by blessing; a mercy or benefit.
Contemporary Examples
WTF Is Damgelina Doing At The Palace? Tom Sykes October 10, 2014
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Why Does Congress Listen to Celebrities like Ben Affleck? Tim Teeman February 26, 2014
Historical Examples
Faustus Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger
The Grand Old Man Richard B. Cook
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 Various
American Notes Rudyard Kipling
The Swastika Thomas Wilson
My Double Life Sarah Bernhardt
noun
an invocation of divine blessing, esp at the end of a Christian religious ceremony
a Roman Catholic service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament
the state of being blessed
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- Benedictional
of or relating to benediction. Also, benedictionale [ben-i-dik-shuh-ney-lee] /ˌbɛn ɪˌdɪk ʃəˈneɪ li/ (Show IPA). a book of benedictions. Historical Examples Anglo-Saxon Literature John Earle Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 402, April, 1849 Various
- Benedictory
of, giving, or expressing benediction. Historical Examples Red as a Rose is She Rhoda Broughton The Side Of The Angels Basil King Audrey Craven May Sinclair The Woman’s Way Charles Garvice With Edge Tools Hobart Chatfield-Taylor Mount Music E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross Rose MacLeod Alice Brown Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews […]
- Benedictus
the short canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, and in English “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”. the canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, and in English “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel.”. a musical setting of a Benedictus. […]
- Benef.
beneficiary.
- Benefaction
an act of conferring a benefit; the doing of good; a good deed: He is known throughout the region for his many benefactions. the benefit conferred; charitable donation: to solicit benefactions for earthquake victims. Historical Examples Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon Cecil Walter Charles Hallett The Devil’s Dictionary Ambrose Bierce A Walk from […]