BENEDICTION


Meaning of BENEDICTION in English

/ ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] ( formal ) a Christian prayer of blessing

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Old French from Latin benedictio(n-) , from benedicere wish well, bless, from bene well + dicere say.

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