Benedicite
noun
the canticle beginning in Latin Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, and in English “O all ye works of the Lord.”
Jump To:
-
Benedicite
-
benedicite
benedicitenoun(esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
Benedicite
American
[ben-i-dis-i-tee]
/ ˌbɛn ɪˈdɪs ɪ ti /
noun
benedicite
1
British
/ ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ /
noun
interjection
Benedicite
2
British
/ ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Benedicite
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin, imperative 2nd person plural of benedīcere ( bene bene- + dīcere to speak)
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
And at the end of every Psalm throughout the Year, and likewise at the end of Benedicite, Benedictus, Magnificat, and Nunc dimittis, shall be repeated.
From Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book by Unknown
The Canticles still are known by their first words in Latin, Te Deum, Benedicite, &c., and so is the 95th Psalm, Venite, exultemus Domino.
From The Prayer Book Explained by Percival Jackson
Then to my lodgings driving with me back, He left me with a Benedicite!
From The Woman Who Dared by Epes Sargent
"The God of Love—ah, Benedicite, How mighty and how great a lord is he!"
From The God of Love by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
"To be sure it is!" replied the questor, who approved the doctrine highly; and thereupon he filled Woodville's can again, with a "Benedicite, noble sir."
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Dear husband, benedicite, Fares every knight thus with his wife as ye?
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves
"Who clappeth?" said this wife; "benedicite, God save you, Sir, what is your sweete will?"
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves
Finally the Count gave the sign to rise, and as we were saying our "benedicite" I saw the Castellanic stealing away, and he did not appear again.
From The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel by Kasimir Dziekonska (translator)
He heard the supper gong sounding: he knew his way to the door well enough; he entered the familiar hall with a benedicite, and without any more words took his place.
From Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray
He obtained an interview with the Pope, very ceremonious; and dined with a French cardinal, where the benedicite and repetitions of grace, very long, were recited antiphonally by two chaplains.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
