benediction
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benediction
- /ˌbɛnəˈdɪkʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪkʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English benediccion, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, benedictionis, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”). Doublet of benison.
noun benedictions
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A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
to pronounce / give / say the benediction
Similar: blessing
- In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop. What Consecration is to a Bishop, that Benediction is to an Abbot; but in a different way: For a Bishop is not properly such till Consecration; but an Abbot being elected and confirm’d, is properly such before Benediction.
- A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God. [He] later liked to attend benediction in the chapel at Brideshead and see the ladies of the family with their necks arched in devotion under their black lace mantillas; […]
- Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source. […] they throng who should buy first, as if my trinkets had been hallowed and brought a benediction to the buyer:
Opposite: malediction
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noun
Opposite: malediction
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noun a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service
| Español | benedícite, benedicamus, benedictus |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 祝福 zhùfú |
| हिन्दी | आशीर्वाद āśīrvād, आशीष āśīṣ |
| Português | bênção |
| Français | bénédiction |
| Italiano | benedizione |
| Română | binecuvântare, binecuvântări |
| Русский | благослове́ние blagoslovénije |
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