benediction

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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). countable,uncountable
    — to pronounce / give / say the benediction
  2. In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop. countable,uncountable
    — What Consecration is to a Bishop, that Benediction is to an Abbot; but in a different way: For a Bishop is not properly such till Consecration; but an Abbot being elected and confirm’d, is properly such before Benediction.
  3. A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God. countable,uncountable
    — [He] later liked to attend benediction in the chapel at Brideshead and see the ladies of the family with their necks arched in devotion under their black lace mantillas; [...]
  4. Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source. countable,uncountable
    — […] they throng who should buy first, as if my trinkets had been hallowed and brought a benediction to the buyer:

词形变化

benedictions plural

词汇关系

反义词
malediction
相关词
benedictional benedictionary benedictive benedictory

词源

From Middle English benediccion, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, benedictionis, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”). Doublet of benison.
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