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   Benediction , n. [L. benedictio: cf. F. bénédiction. See Benison.]
   The act of blessing.
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   A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness.
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   So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus
   Followed with benediction.
   Milton.
   
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   Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her.
   Longfellow.
   
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   Specifically: The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction.
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   (Eccl.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop.
   Ayliffe.
   
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   (R. C. Ch.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God.
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