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单词 benedictory
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benedictoryadj.

Etymology: < medieval Latin benedictōrius: see benedict adj. and -ory suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: beneˈdictory.
Of or pertaining to the utterance of benediction.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > blessing > [adjective]
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1710 C. Wheatley Illustr. Bk. Common Prayer iii. §26 That benedictory prayer of St. Paul.
1860 C. J. Ellicott Hist. Lect. Life Our Lord viii. 400 With words of holy and benedictory greeting.
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xiv. 249 With hands outstretched in a benedictory attitude.
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