benediction
noun/ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn/
/ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- a prayer asking God to protect somebody synonym blessing (1)
- to sing/say/give a benediction
- his arms outstretched in benediction
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin benedictio(n-), from benedicere ‘wish well, bless’, from bene ‘well’ + dicere ‘say’.Definitions on the go
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