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单词 benedicite
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benediciteint.n.

/bɛnɪˈdʌɪsɪtiː/
Forms: Also Middle English bendicite, benste.
Etymology: Latin; 2nd plural imperative of benedīcĕre ‘to praise, commend,’ later ‘to bless, wish well to,’ < bene well + dīcere to speak, say. In early use shortened to bendicite, benste.
A. int.
1. as expressing a wish: Bless you!
ΚΠ
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. v. 397 He bygan benedicite with a bolke.
1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 48 Benedicite, My sone..Thou shalt be shrive of bothe two.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. iii. 41 Grace goe with you, Benedicite . View more context for this quotation
2. as expressing astonishment or remonstrance: Bless us! Good gracious!
ΚΠ
c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 780 What? liveth not thy lady, benedicite?
c1386 G. Chaucer Friar's Tale 156 A! quod the sompnour, benedicite! what ye say.
c1420 Sir Amadace 647 Sir Amadas seyd Benedicite! Sir, leyt such wordes bee.
B. n.
1. Invocation of a blessing on oneself or others.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > blessing > [noun]
blessing1070
benisonc1320
benediction1432
benedicite1610
beation1652
1610 G. Fletcher Christ's Victory in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 55 And all the way he went he ever blest With benedicities.
1808 W. Scott Marmion ii. ii. 79 One eyed the shrouds and swelling sail, With many a benedicite.
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ii. 22 The..friar, answered his reverend greeting with a paternal benedicite.
2. esp. The blessing asked at table. (The earliest sense in English.)
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > blessing > [noun] > asked at table
benedicite?c1225
grace?c1225
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 37 Bituewene mel þe drinke wule segge benedicite. Potum nostrum filius dei benedicat.
1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. I. v. 208 The first [prayer] at the Beginning of the Repast..what we call Benedicite.
1842 C. G. F. Gore Fascination 109 We may repent having laughed at the benedicite last night at supper!
3. A blessing, deliverance from evil. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > a benefit > that makes happy or prosperous
benedicitea1300
blessing1340
felicityc1385
boon1767
a1300 Dame Siriz 193 Bendicite be herinne!
c1314 Guy Warw. 206 Gaf him swiche bendicite That he brak his nek ato.
a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 108 Bensté, bensté Be vs emang.
4. The canticle in the Book of Common Prayer, known also as ‘The Song of the Three Children’.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > church music > hymn > kinds of hymn > benedictional > [noun]
Benedictus1549
benedicitec1661
prophecy1730
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [noun] > canticle > specific
MagnificatOE
nunc dimittisOE
Benedictus1549
benedicitec1661
requiem1772
prophecy1853
Agnus1961
c1661 Grand Deb. Rev. & Alteration Bk. Common Prayer 3 You will not allow the omission of the Benedicite.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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