English-Thai Dictionary

benediction

N การ ขอพร ใน ตอนท้าย พิธี สวด  การ อวยพร  การ ขอบคุ ณ  blessing kan kor-pon-nai-ton-thai-pi-te-suad

 

benediction

N พิธี อวยพร  pi-te-uail-pon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BENEDICTION

n.[L. benedictio, from bene, well, and dictio, speaking. See Boon and Diction. ] 1. The act of blessing; a giving praise to God or rendering thanks for his favors; a blessing pronounced; hence grace before and after meals.
2. Blessing, prayer, or kind wishes, uttered in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness; thanks; expression of gratitude.
3. The advantage conferred by blessing.
4. The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop.
5. The external ceremony performed by a priest in the office of matrimony is called the nuptial benediction.
6. In the Romish Church, an ecclesiastical ceremony by which a thing is rendered sacred or venerable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BENEDICTION

Ben `e *dic "tion, n. Etym: [L. benedictio: cf. F. 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. So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus Followed with benediction. Milton. Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her. Longfellow. Specifically:

 

Defn: The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction.

 

3. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. Ayliffe.

 

4. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc. , are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God.

 

BENEDICTIONAL

BENEDICTIONAL Ben `e *dic "tion *al, n.

 

Defn: A book of benedictions.

 

BENEDICTIONARY

BENEDICTIONARY Ben `e *dic "tion *a *ry, n.

 

Defn: A collected series of benedictions. The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold. G. Gurton's Needle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

benediction

ben e dic tion |ˌbeniˈdikSHən ˌbɛnəˈdɪkʃən | ▶noun the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, esp. at the end of a religious service. • (Benediction ) a service in which the congregation is blessed with the Blessed Sacrament, held mainly in the Roman Catholic Church. • devout or formal invocation of blessedness: her arms outstretched in benediction. • the state of being blessed: he eventually wins benediction. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin benedictio (n- ), from benedicere ‘wish well, bless, ’ from bene ‘well ’ + dicere ‘say. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

benediction

bene |dic ¦tion |ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the utterance of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service. • (Benediction ) (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament. • [ count noun ] a prayer asking for divine blessing. • the state of being blessed. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin benedictio (n- ), from benedicere ‘wish well, bless ’, from bene ‘well ’ + dicere ‘say ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

benediction

benediction noun 1 the priest pronounced the benediction: blessing, prayer, invocation; grace, benedicite. 2 filled with heavenly benediction: blessedness, beatitude, bliss, grace.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

benediction

benediction noun 1 the preacher asked him to come up and give the benediction: blessing, prayer, invocation, dedication; grace, thanksgiving, thanks; archaic orison. 2 those who receive the sacrament may be filled with heavenly benediction: blessedness, beatitude, bliss, grace, favour.

 

Duden Dictionary

Benedictionale

Be ne dic ti o na le Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Benediction a le |das Benedictionale; Genitiv: des Benedictionale, Plural: die Benedictionalien lateinisch liturgisches Buch für die Benediktion

 

French Dictionary

bénédiction

bénédiction n. f. nom féminin Action de bénir, de consacrer. ANTONYME malédiction .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

benediction

ben e dic tion /bènɪdɪ́kʃ (ə )n /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 (礼拝の終わりの )祝福, 食前の感謝の祈り .2 祝別式 ; 〖通例B -〗降福式 .ben e d í c to ry 形容詞 祝福の .