n.
Pronunciation: ˌ be-n ə - ' dik-t ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, blessed, from past participle of benedicere; from its first word
Date: 1552
1 : a canticle from Lk 1:68 beginning “ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ”
2 : a canticle from Mt 21:9 beginning “ Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord ”