benediction
benediction is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness. So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus Followed with benediction. Milton. Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her. Longfellow. Specifically: The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction.
- 2.(Eccl.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. Ayliffe.
- 3.(R. C. Ch.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- after
- before
- beholden
- bless
- fall
- feel
- feeling
- forget
- gift
- give
- giving
- good
- grace
- gramercy
- grateful
- gratitude
- heap
- horse
- indebted
- lie
- look
- lot
- lucky
- many
- meat
- mouth
- much
- never
- not
- obligation
- offer
- offering
- overflow
- paean
- praise
- recognition
- render
- requital
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is benediction.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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