Word Meanings - BENEDICTION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction. (more info) 1. The act of blessing. 2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation

Additional info about word: BENEDICTION

The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction. (more info) 1. The act of blessing. 2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness. So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus Followed with benediction. Milton. Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her. Longfellow. Specifically:

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of BENEDICTION)

• Blessing
• Felicitation
• benediction
• endowment
• donation
• gift
• gratitude
• thankfulness
• thanks
• benefit

Related words: (words related to BENEDICTION)

• THANKSGIVING
  1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies. Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. 1 Tim. iv. 4. In the thanksgiving before meat. Shak. And taught by thee
• BLESSING
  A gift. Gen. xxxiii. 11. 5. Grateful praise or worship. (more info) 1. The act of one who blesses. 2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces.
• BENEFIT SOCIETY
  A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called friendly society in Great Britain.
• GRATITUDE
  The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness. The debt immense of endless gratitude. Milton.
• ENDOWMENT
  1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. 2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church,
• THANKSGIVER
  One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness. Barrow.
• THANKSGIVE
  To give or dedicate in token of thanks. Mede.
• BENEDICTIONAL
  A book of benedictions.
• BLESSEDLY
  Happily; fortunately; joyfully. We shall blessedly meet again never to depart. Sir P. Sidney.
• BENEFITER
  One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit.
• FELICITATION
  The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
• BLESSED
  Beatified. 6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively. Not a blessed man came to set her free. R. D. Blackmore. (more info) 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. O, run; prevent them with thy humble
• DONATION
  The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift. Bouvier. Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as
• BENEDICTION
  The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction. (more info) 1. The act of blessing. 2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation
• BLESSER
  One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.
• BENEDICTIONARY
  A collected series of benedictions. The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold. G. Gurton's Needle.
• BLESSED THISTLE
  See THISTLE
• BLESSEDNESS
  The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God. The assurance of a future blessedness. Tillotson. Single blessedness, the unmarried state. "Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness." Shak. Syn.
• BLESS
  bloedsian, fr. bl blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling 1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. Gen. ii. 3. 2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity
• BENEFIT
  Natural advantaged; endowments; accomplishments. "The benefits of your own country." Shak. Benefit of clergy. See under Clergy. Syn. -- Profit; service; use; avail. See Advantage. (more info) L. benefactum; bene well + factum, p. p. of 1.
• CURBLESS
  Having no curb or restraint.
• CONSTABLESS
  The wife of a constable.
• RIBLESS
  Having no ribs.
• CONDONATION
  Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. Bouvier. Wharton. (more info) 1. The act
• LIMBLESS
  Destitute of limbs.
• THUMBLESS
  Without a thumb. Darwin.
• CUBLESS
  Having no cubs. Byron.
• SHRUBLESS
  having no shrubs. Byron.
• HERBLESS
  Destitute of herbs or of vegetation. J. Warton.
• UNBLESS
  To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. Shak.
• TOMBLESS
  Destitute of a tomb.