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Benedicite

American  
[ben-i-dis-i-tee] / ˌbɛn ɪˈdɪs ɪ ti /

noun

  1. Ecclesiastical. the canticle beginning in Latin Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, and in English “O all ye works of the Lord.”

benedicite 1 British  
/ ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. (esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace

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interjection

  1. obsolete an expression of surprise

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Benedicite 2 British  
/ ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. Christianity a canticle that originated as part of the Song of the Three Holy Children in the secondary addition to the Book of Daniel, beginning Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino in Latin, and O all ye Works of the Lord in English

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Etymology

Origin of Benedicite

1150–1200; Middle English < Latin, imperative 2nd person plural of benedīcere ( bene bene- + dīcere to speak)

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