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Benediction

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).

📖 Definitions of "Benediction"

noun
  1. 1

    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).

    "to pronounce / give / say the benediction; the nuptial benediction; a parting benediction"

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

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