
1) American play 2) An utterance of good wishes 3) Blessing 4) Christian prayer 5) Prayer 6) Prayer for divine protection 7) Supplication
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1) Benison
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- the act of praying for divine protection
- a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
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A benediction (Latin: bene, well + dicere, to speak) is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service. ==Christianity== From the earliest church, Christians adopted ceremonial benedictions into their liturgical worship, particularly at the end of a service. Such benedictions have been regularly pr...
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[Angel] `Benediction` is episode 21 of season 3 in the television show Angel. ==Plot synopsis== Unable to contact Angel, the gang starts to plan a search, but it`s unnecessary as he returns to the hotel. He informs them that he found Connor and they talked, but Angel`s battle wounds tell a much more violent tale to his friends. He adds that...
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[story] `Benediction` is a short story by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in 1920 in Fitzgerald`s short story collection Flappers and Philosophers. It tells the story of a young girl, Lois, who is on her way to a tryst with her lover, Howard, and stops to meet her much older brother, Kieth [sic], who is in a seminary an...
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• (n.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. • (n.) A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness. • (n.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and forma...
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a verbal blessing of persons or things, commonly applied to invocations pronounced in God`s name by a priest or minister, usually at the conclusion ... [2 related articles]
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Blessing recited at the end of a Christian service, particularly the Mass. ...
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Ben`e·dic'tion noun [ Latin
benedictio : confer French
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.
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n] - a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
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benediction 1. The utterance of a blessing; solemn invocation of blessedness upon a person; devout expression of a wish for the happiness, prosperity, or success of a person or enterprise. 2. Blessing carried into practical effect, blessedness; kindly favor, grace.
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blessing noun a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
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Blessing recited at the end of a Christian service, particularly the Mass
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an utterance of good wishes. · the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service. · a ceremony by which things are set aside for sacred uses, as a church, vestments, or bells. · (usually cap.) Also calleda service consisting of prayers, at least one prescribed hymn, censing of the congre...
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a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
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a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
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