Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BENEDICTUS
Ben `e *dic "tus, n. Etym: [L., blessed. See Benedict, a.]
Defn: The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68 ); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Benedictus
Ben e dic tus |ˌbeniˈdiktəs ˌbɛnəˈdɪktəs | ▶noun Christian Church 1 an invocation beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini (Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ) forming a set part of the Mass. 2 a canticle beginning Benedictus Dominus Deus (Blessed be the Lord God ) from Luke 1:68 –79. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Latin, ‘blessed, ’ past participle of benedicere ‘wish well. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Benedictus
Benedictus |ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktəs | ▶noun Christian Church 1 an invocation beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini (Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ) forming a set part of the Mass. 2 a canticle beginning Benedictus Dominus Deus (Blessed be the Lord God ) from Luke 1:68 –79. ORIGIN Latin, ‘blessed ’, past participle of benedicere ‘wish well ’.
Duden Dictionary
Benedictus
Be ne dic tus Substantiv, Neutrum christliche Religion , das |Bened i ctus |substantiviertes 2. Partizip von kirchenlateinisch benedicere, benedeien a liturgischer Hymnus (im katholischen Stundengebet )nach dem Anfangswort im Lobgesang des Zacharias, Lukas 1, 68 b zweiter Teil des Sanctus nach dem Anfangswort Benedictus (qui venit ) = Gelobt (der da kommt ); nach Matthäus 21, 9 u. a.
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