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Word: Benediction
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin benedictio(n-), from benedicere ‘wish well, bless’, from bene ‘well’ + dicere ‘say’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the utterance of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service
Short Definition:utterance of blessing
Examples:- he said the benediction
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