Benedicite
Americannoun
noun
interjection
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.
Perhaps in the dark corners the ghosts of confessed sins were lurking; above the spot where we knelt many a "Benedicite" had fallen upon humble hearts waiting to receive it.
From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Litsey, Edwin Carlile
Which when they had caused him to say Benedicite, the curate bad hym crye God mercy and shewe to hym his synnes.
From Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare by Hazlitt, William Carew
Ante prandium Sacerdos benedicturus mensam, incipit, Benedicite, et alii repetunt, Benedicite.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc by Various
The sea, sky, and earth were singing the Benedicite, and Antony’s heart echoed the blessings.
From Antony Gray,—Gardener by Moore, Leslie
From noise of scare-fires rest ye free, From murders Benedicite; From all mischances that may fright Your pleasing slumbers in the night, Mercy secure ye all, and keep The goblin from ye while ye sleep.
From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles
Definitions 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.
