benediction

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Synonyms: benefaction, benedictine, benedictive, benedictions, benedicto

Antonyms: benefaction, benedictine, benedictive, benedictions, benedicto

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Noun

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).
2. In the [[Anglican]] church, the ceremony used to [[institute]] an [[abbot]], [[analogous]] to the [[consecration]] of a [[bishop]].
3. A [[Roman Catholic]] [[rite]] by which [[bell]]s, [[banner]]s, [[candle]]s, etc., are blessed with [[holy water]] and formally [[dedicate]]d to [[God]].
4. [[help|Help]], good [[fortune]] or [[reward]] from [[God]] or another [[supernatural]] [[source]].

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