benedictionn.

/bɛnɪˈdɪkʃən/

Forms: Also Middle English -dyctyon, Middle English–1500s -diccion.

Etymology: < Latin benedictiōn-em, noun of action < benedict- ; see benedict adj. and n. and -tion suffix. Compare French bénédiction (16th cent. in Littré, replacing the regular beneiçon , beneisson , whence English benison n.).

1. The utterance of a blessing; solemn invocation of blessedness upon a person; devout expression of a wish for the happiness, prosperity, or success of a person or enterprise:

a. gen.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > blessing > [noun]

blessing1070

benisonc1320

benediction1432

benedicite1610

beation1652

1432–50 tr. Higden (1865) I. 377 He openethe the durre with a benediccion, makenge the durre sure after hym.

1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 45 Gyue to me your benedyctyon.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Benediction, benedictio.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxi. 56 Hold your hands in benediction or'e me.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 204. ⁋2 Thy path perfumed by the breath of benediction.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) V. 329 Amidst the benedictions of tens of thousands of people.

b. as officially pronounced by an ecclesiastical functionary; spec. the ceremony of consecration of an abbot.

ΚΠ

1638 Penit. Conf. (1657) xi. 306 The Priest is to marry him and to give the Benediction.

1679 Season. Adv. Protest. 11 This Catholick Religion, and Holy Cause sanctified by the Popes Benediction.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 13 What Consecration is to a Bishop, that Benediction is to an Abbot.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xlv. 671 Their choice was sanctified by the benediction of the patriarch.

1802 T. D. Fosbroke Brit. Monachism I. ii. 80 Between the election and benediction, the abbot..used the prior's chamber.

c. as pronounced by the officiating minister at the conclusion of divine worship.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > parts of service > closing blessing > [noun]

benediction1549

1549 Forme & Maner consecratyng Archebishoppes sig. D.ij After the last collect and immediatly before the benediccion, shalbe saide this Collect.

1622 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (1843) 266 A most excellent and pious benediction of the priest concludes all.

1856 H. W. Longfellow Day is Done ix Such songs..come like the benediction That follows after prayer.

d. as an expression of thanks; spec. as ‘grace’ before or after meals.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [noun] > before or after meal

grace?c1225

benisona1300

table prayer1657

benediction1671

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 127 Of whom what could he less expect Then glory and benediction, that is thanks.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Benediction is still applied to the act of saying grace before or after meals.

1807 W. Wordsworth Ode in Poems II. 135 The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benedictions.

1823 C. Lamb Grace before Meat in Elia 210 The form then of the benediction before eating has its beauty at a poor man's table.

e. as a service in the Roman Catholic Church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > benedictional > [noun]

benediction1812

1812 P. Gaudolphy Liturgy Com. Prayers (1815) 227 An act of adoration and thanksgiving in honour of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, commonly called Benediction.

1853 F. W. Faber All for Jesus 6 Even in the churches during Mass or Benediction, they are hard at work.

1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 76/2 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, a rite which has now become very common in the Catholic Church.

2. Blessing carried into practical effect, blessedness; kindly favour, grace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > favour or grace

thankOE

gracec1300

specialtyc1390

favourc1400

yonste1481

benediction1483

gratitude?a1513

aggrace1590

1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton E j That we may haue his glorye and benediccion at the end of our dayes.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Svii^v We shal neuer be partenars..of the benediction of the whiche the sonne of god spake.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 603 As if my Trinkets had beene hallowed, and brought a benediction to the buyer.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 73 The inward joy of contemplating the Benedictions of another World.

1872 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera II. xviii. 5 Has had at least some measure of Christian Benediction.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	benediction
释义	benedictionn. /bɛnɪˈdɪkʃən/ Forms: Also Middle English -dyctyon, Middle English–1500s -diccion. Etymology: < Latin benedictiōn-em, noun of action < benedict- ; see benedict adj. and n. and -tion suffix. Compare French bénédiction (16th cent. in Littré, replacing the regular beneiçon , beneisson , whence English benison n.). 1. The utterance of a blessing; solemn invocation of blessedness upon a person; devout expression of a wish for the happiness, prosperity, or success of a person or enterprise: a. gen. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > blessing > [noun] blessing1070 benisonc1320 benediction1432 benedicite1610 beation1652 1432–50 tr. Higden (1865) I. 377 He openethe the durre with a benediccion, makenge the durre sure after hym. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Paris & Vienne (1957) 45 Gyue to me your benedyctyon. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Benediction, benedictio. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxi. 56 Hold your hands in benediction or'e me. View more context for this quotation 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 204. ⁋2 Thy path perfumed by the breath of benediction. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) V. 329 Amidst the benedictions of tens of thousands of people. b. as officially pronounced by an ecclesiastical functionary; spec. the ceremony of consecration of an abbot. ΚΠ 1638 Penit. Conf. (1657) xi. 306 The Priest is to marry him and to give the Benediction. 1679 Season. Adv. Protest. 11 This Catholick Religion, and Holy Cause sanctified by the Popes Benediction. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 13 What Consecration is to a Bishop, that Benediction is to an Abbot. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xlv. 671 Their choice was sanctified by the benediction of the patriarch. 1802 T. D. Fosbroke Brit. Monachism I. ii. 80 Between the election and benediction, the abbot..used the prior's chamber. c. as pronounced by the officiating minister at the conclusion of divine worship. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > parts of service > closing blessing > [noun] benediction1549 1549 Forme & Maner consecratyng Archebishoppes sig. D.ij After the last collect and immediatly before the benediccion, shalbe saide this Collect. 1622 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (1843) 266 A most excellent and pious benediction of the priest concludes all. 1856 H. W. Longfellow Day is Done ix Such songs..come like the benediction That follows after prayer. d. as an expression of thanks; spec. as ‘grace’ before or after meals. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [noun] > before or after meal grace?c1225 benisona1300 table prayer1657 benediction1671 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 127 Of whom what could he less expect Then glory and benediction, that is thanks. View more context for this quotation 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Benediction is still applied to the act of saying grace before or after meals. 1807 W. Wordsworth Ode in Poems II. 135 The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benedictions. 1823 C. Lamb Grace before Meat in Elia 210 The form then of the benediction before eating has its beauty at a poor man's table. e. as a service in the Roman Catholic Church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > benedictional > [noun] benediction1812 1812 P. Gaudolphy Liturgy Com. Prayers (1815) 227 An act of adoration and thanksgiving in honour of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, commonly called Benediction. 1853 F. W. Faber All for Jesus 6 Even in the churches during Mass or Benediction, they are hard at work. 1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 76/2 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, a rite which has now become very common in the Catholic Church. 2. Blessing carried into practical effect, blessedness; kindly favour, grace. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > favour or grace thankOE gracec1300 specialtyc1390 favourc1400 yonste1481 benediction1483 gratitude?a1513 aggrace1590 1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton E j That we may haue his glorye and benediccion at the end of our dayes. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Svii^v We shal neuer be partenars..of the benediction of the whiche the sonne of god spake. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 603 As if my Trinkets had beene hallowed, and brought a benediction to the buyer. View more context for this quotation 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 73 The inward joy of contemplating the Benedictions of another World. 1872 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera II. xviii. 5 Has had at least some measure of Christian Benediction. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1432
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