BENEDICTION

blessing, benediction

(noun) the act of praying for divine protection

benediction, blessing

(noun) a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

benediction (countable and uncountable, plural benedictions)

A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).

Synonym: blessing

In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.

A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc, are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.

Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.

Synonyms: blessing, grace

Antonyms

• malediction

Source: Wiktionary

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Ben`e*dic"tion, n. Etym: [L. benedictio: cf. F. bénédiction. See Benison.]

1. The act of blessing.

2. 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:

Definition: The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction.

3. (Eccl.)

Definition: The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. Ayliffe.

4. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: 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

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