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Meanings of benediction in English

Portuguese
bênção
Catalan
benedicció
Spanish
bendición
Wikidata

A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.

bênção
Russian
благословения

Short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance.

благословения
Synonyms
Examples for "blessing"
Examples for "blessing"
1
Yet, it has been the greatest blessing a father could ask for.
Ebony
2
Her parents call her getting a place on the course a blessing.
The Irish Times
3
He is the benefactor of the workman; a blessing to the people.
Essays on Political Economy
4
The Dutch parliament has also given its blessing to the Greek rescue.
Radio NZ
5
The RIAA wants to appeal that decision, but first needs Davis' blessing.
Wired
Usage of benediction in English
1
Christ has the right hand raised in benediction, and the other extended.
Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
2
After the benediction came one of the saddest moments of the day.
The Grand Old Man / Or, the Life and Public Services of the Righ...
3
The duke reads the Bible and a prayer, and pronounces the benediction.
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe / Compiled From Her Letters and Jo...
4
The priest thereupon gave them the benediction, and the ceremony was over.
Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
5
Commend me to him; and I ask him humbly for his benediction.
Letters of Catherine Benincasa
6
Eveline was pious and wished to receive the benediction of the Church.
Penguin Island
7
And in the silence that followed, she thought there was a benediction.
The Top of the World
8
The mid-morning sun was on the fields and groves like a benediction.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
9
You mutilated the interrogation and you did not pronounce the benediction properly.
The Soul of a Bishop
10
But it is not in sorrow only that religion gives its benediction.
Making the Most of Life
11
Moses was beloved of God, and men: whose memory is in benediction.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
12
They had been dismissed with a benediction; nothing further could be obtained.
Son of Power
13
The Army - Navy E is no ordinary mark of governmental benediction.
The new yorker
14
The Monk then gave her his benediction, and retired from the chamber.
The Monk: A Romance
15
In place of it, let me receive The benediction of Mary, then.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
16
The Bishop was present, but did nothing except to pronounce the benediction.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.
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Translations for benediction
Portuguese
bênção
Spanish
bendición
Benediction through the time
Benediction across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common