BENEDICTUS


Meaning of BENEDICTUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbe-nə-ˈdik-təs ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, blessed, from past participle of benedicere; from its first word

Date: 1552

1. : a canticle from Luke 1:68 beginning “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel”

2. : a canticle from Matthew 21:9 beginning “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord”

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