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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.
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 benediction ( Latin: bene, 'well' + dicere, 'to speak') is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service. It can also refer to a specific Christian religious service including the exposition of the eucharistic host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it.
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.
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.
1. an utterance of good wishes. 2. the invocation of a blessing, esp. the short blessing closing a religious service. 3. ( usu. cap.) a Roman or Anglo-Catholic service that includes a blessing of the congregation with the Host in the monstrance. 4. something that imparts a benefit.
Definition of benediction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Benediction, a verbal blessing of persons or things, commonly applied to invocations pronounced in God’s name by a priest or minister, usually at the conclusion of a religious service. The Aaronic benediction (Num. 6:24–26) was incorporated by Luther into his German Mass and is preserved by modern.
Benediction definition: An invocation of divine blessing, usually at the end of a church service.
