BENEDICTION


Meaning of BENEDICTION in English

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

noun

Etymology: Middle English benediccioun, from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio, from benedicere to bless, from Latin, to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus good) + dicere to say — more at bounty , diction

Date: 15th century

1. : the invocation of a blessing ; especially : the short blessing with which public worship is concluded

2. : something that promotes goodness or well-being

3. often capitalized : a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it

4. : an expression of good wishes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.