BENISON

benison

(noun) a spoken blessing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

benison (plural benisons)

(chiefly, literary) A blessing; benediction.

Antonyms

• malison

Anagrams

• Bonines, bonnies

Source: Wiktionary


Ben"i*son, n. Etym: [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneï, beneïson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction.]

Definition: Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak. More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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