Benediction



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.祝福; 祈祷
• ［英］ n.祝福 ( a blessing) ; 祈祷 ( an invocation of divine blessing)
• ［类］ 反义词: curse ( 诅咒)
• ［记］ bene ( 好) +dict ( 说话) +ion -> 说好话 -> 祝福
• ［同］ 同根词: valediction ( 告别演说) ;malediction ( 坏话)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English benediccioun, from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio, from benedicere to bless, from Latin, to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus good) + dicere to say — more at bounty, diction
• Date: 15th century
• 1. the invocation of a blessing; especially the short blessing with which public worship is concluded
• 2. something that promotes goodness or well-being
• 3. often capitalized a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it
• 4. an expression of good wishes

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