benedictory

[ ben-i-dik-tuh-ree ]

adjective

1. of, giving, or expressing benediction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of benedictory¹

First recorded in 1700–10, benedictory is from the Medieval Latin word benedictōrius

Example Sentences

He had come noiselessly in, and was surveying his daughter and guest with a benedictory smile.

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Proudtree withdrew with considerable dignity in view of his bulk, waving a benedictory hand ere the door closed behind him.

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She raised her hand with a benedictory air and let it rest lightly, ever so lightly, on Ted's hair.

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Mr. Pyecroft's eyes, which had been large with benedictory roundness, flashed with a smile.

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Here is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of the benedictory prayers of the Bible.

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