Benedictions synonyms

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blessings
A prayer before a meal; grace.
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prayers
A thought or utterance, as to God or a god, in praise, thanksgiving, confession, etc.
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invocations
A formal plea for aid from a Muse, god, etc., at the beginning of an epic or similar poem
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graces
(Not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
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approvals
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
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anathemas (antonym)
An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
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religions (related)
Religion is a set of beliefs about God or the supernatural.
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Benedictions Sentence Examples

  • It is to be remarked that the "laying on of hands," which in the Old and the New Testament alike is the usual "form" of blessing, is not used in liturgical benedictions, the priest being directed merely to extend his right hand towards the person to be blessed.

  • The tradition that the utterance of the name in the daily benedictions ceased with the death of Simeon the Just, two centuries or more before the Christian era, perhaps arose from a misunderstanding of Menalioth, 109b; in any case it cannot stand against the testimony of older and more authoritative texts.

  • Even where the Latin tongue was not understood by the people, the Church preserved it in the Mass and in the administration of the sacraments, in her exorcisms and in her benedictions.

  • According to the actual use of the Roman Catholic Church dalmatic and tunicle are worn by deacon and subdeacon when assisting at High Mass, and at solemn processions and benedictions.

  • It is worn in choir at the solemn offices; it is the official sacral dress of the lower clergy in their liturgical functions; it is worn by the priest when administering the sacraments, undertaking benedictions, and the like; the use of the alb being nowadays almost exclusively confined to the mass and functions connected with this.

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