benedict /benˈi-dikt/ (obsolete)

1. Blessed
2. Benign

benedicˈtion /-shən/ noun

1. A blessing
2. A solemn invocation of the divine blessing on men or things
3. A blessing pronounced at the end of a religious service
4. A brief and popular service in the Roman Catholic Church
5. Grace before or after a meal
6. Blessedness

benedicˈtional adjective

benedictˈive adjective

benedictˈory adjective

Benedictˈus noun

1. The canticle of Zacharias (Bible, Luke 1.68–79: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel), used in Roman Catholic and Anglican services
2. The fifth movement of the Mass (Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord)

benedight /-dītˈ/ adjective

(Longfellow) blessed

apostolic benediction

That at the end of 2 Corinthians in the Bible

Benedick /benˈi-dik/ or Benedict /-dikt/

A name for a newly married man, esp if formerly a confirmed bachelor

Benedictine /be-ni-dikˈtin or -tīn/

Relating to St Benedict of Nursia (c.480–547), or his monastic rule

1. A monk or nun of the order founded by him at Monte Cassino
2. /-tēn/ a cordial or liqueur resembling Chartreuse, distilled at Fécamp in Normandy, formerly by Benedictine monks

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