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Benedictus

[ ben-i-dik-tuhs ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.
  1. the short canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, and in English “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”
  2. the canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, and in English “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel.”
  3. a musical setting of a Benedictus.


Benedictus

/ ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktəs /

noun

  1. a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English
  2. a canticle beginning Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel in Latin and Blessed be the Lord God of Israel in English
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Benedictus1

< Latin: blessed (past participle of benedīcere to commend, bless). See bene-, dictum
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Example Sentences

From holy or blessed thistle (Carduus Benedictus) by displacement with cold water.

She was present when Zacharias, his speech restored, uttered the Benedictus in thanksgiving for the birth of his son.

Whether he killed off Father Benedictus, the first author, is not affirmed; but the latter died during the controversy.

He had been baptized under the name of Benedictus, or the Blessed.

Si vis me esse in luce sis benedictus, si vis me esse in tenebris sis iterum benedictus.

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