Benedicite
noun
the canticle beginning in Latin Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, and in English “O all ye works of the Lord.”
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benedicitenoun(esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
Benedicite
American
[ben-i-dis-i-tee]
/ ˌbɛn ɪˈdɪs ɪ ti /
noun
benedicite
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British
/ ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ /
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interjection
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/ ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Benedicite
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin, imperative 2nd person plural of benedīcere ( bene bene- + dīcere to speak)
Example Sentences
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The old knight placed her hand in his, and the King said "Benedicite."
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
The Father rose politely and greeted them respectfully in Latin: "Benedicite nomen Domini."
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
The choir stalls, carved to illustrate the Benedicite, the pulpit, and the reredos are all modern, having been erected from designs by Sir Gilbert Scott.
From Exeter by E. W. Haslehust
"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
The great transverse arches are inscribed on their western sides from the Benedicite: "Omnes volucres cœli."
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Arthur Dimock
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)
Dear husband, benedicite, Fares every knight thus with his wife as ye?
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves
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
The knight of Chaucer exclaims, with chivalrous energy, To fight for a lady! a benedicite!
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Sir Walter Scott
The King, awaking at peep of day, called to mind the vision of the night, and returning thanks to the Almighty, made his orisons and kneeling invoked a benedicite.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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