Definition of Benediction

1. Noun. The act of praying for divine protection.

Exact synonyms: Blessing
Generic synonyms: Prayer, Supplication
Derivative terms: Bless

2. Noun. A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.
Exact synonyms: Blessing
Generic synonyms: Orison, Petition, Prayer
Specialized synonyms: Benison
Derivative terms: Bless

Definition of Benediction

1. n. The act of blessing.

Definition of Benediction

1. Noun. A short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually after a church worship service. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Benediction

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Benediction

bendy
bendy bus
bendy straw
bendy straws
bendy tree
bendys
bene
beneaped
beneath
beneathe
beneceptor
benedict
benedictine
benediction
benedictional
benedictionals
benedictionaries
benedictionary
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benedictive
benedictives
benedictory
benedicts
benedight
benefact
benefaction
benefactions
benefactive

Literary usage of Benediction

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"On the other hand, the Litany of Our Lady, though usually printed after the " О Salutaris" and very generally sung at Benediction, is nowhere of obligation. ..."

2. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"He glanced up, hesitated, and said: "However, we will omit the benediction!"—and the next instant there was a vacancy in the atmosphere where he had stood. ..."

3. Characteristics from the Writings of John Henry Newman: Being Selections by John Henry Newman, William Samuel Lilly (1875)
"THE Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is one of the simplest rites of the ... It is our Lord's solemn benediction of His people, as when He lifted up His ..."

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