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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ben•e•dic•tion /ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃən/USA pronunciation n. - an utterance of good wishes or a blessing:[countable]concluded the service with a benediction.
- the act of blessing:[uncountable]raised her hand in benediction.
ben•e•dic•to•ry /ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktəri/USA pronunciation adj. See -bene-, -dict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ben•e•dic•tion (ben′i dik′shən),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- (usually cap.) Also called Benedic′tion of the Bless′ed Sac′rament. 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.
- the advantage conferred by blessing;
a mercy or benefit.
- Latin benedictiōn- (stem of benedictiō). See Benedictus, -ion
- Middle French)
- late Middle English (1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: benediction /ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃən/ n - an invocation of divine blessing, esp at the end of a Christian religious ceremony
- a Roman Catholic service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament
- the state of being blessed
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin benedictio, from benedīcere to bless; see benediciteˌbeneˈdictory adj |