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benedictory Definition


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benediction
noun
    1. A prayer giving blessing, especially at the end of a religious service.
      Thesaurus: blessing, sanctification, invocation, consecration, prayer, benison, orison; Antonym: curse, anathema, execration.
    2. RC Church.
      A short service in which the congregation is blessed.
    3. formal
      Blessedness.
Derivative: benedictory
adj
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin benedicere to bless.



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