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- Dictionarybenediction/ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃn/
noun
- 1. the utterance of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service: "he said the benediction"
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The meaning of BENEDICTION is the invocation of a blessing; especially : the short blessing with which public worship is concluded. How to use benediction in a sentence. Did you know?
BENEDICTION definition: 1. a prayer asking God for help and protection for someone 2. a prayer asking God for help and…. Learn more.
noun. 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.
a prayer asking for God’s help and protection. (Definition of benediction from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of benediction. benediction. From there you can descend again, a little drop of water, a blessing and a benediction to the thirsty earth. From Huffington Post.
A benediction is a blessing — either a formal one that you might hear in a church service or an informal one that you might utter when you take any leap of faith. The noun benediction comes from the Latin roots bene, meaning "well" and diction meaning "to speak" — literally to speak well of.
benediction in British English. (ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃən ) noun. 1. an invocation of divine blessing, esp at the end of a Christian religious ceremony. 2. a Roman Catholic service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament. 3. the state of being blessed.
Definition of benediction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
benediction. ( ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃən) n. 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) an invocation of divine blessing, esp at the end of a Christian religious ceremony. 2. (Roman Catholic Church) a Roman Catholic service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament. 3. the state of being blessed.
(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.
benediction meaning, definition, what is benediction: a Christian prayer that asks God to prot...: Learn more.
