Benedictus

American  

[ben-i-dik-tuhs] / ˌbɛn ɪˈdɪk təs /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. the short canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, and in English “Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”

2. the canticle or hymn beginning in Latin Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, and in English “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel.”

3. a musical setting of a Benedictus.

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Benedictus British  

/ ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktəs /

noun

1. a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English

2. a canticle beginning Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel in Latin and Blessed be the Lord God of Israel in English

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Etymology

Origin of Benedictus

< Latin: blessed (past participle of benedīcere to commend, bless). See bene-, dictum

Example Sentences

Tines restructured the Latin mass familiar from Bach and Haydn, beginning, as usual, with the Kyrie but ending with the Benedictus.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Mozart never got around to finishing the Mass, which ends with a Benedictus but no “Dona nobis pacem,” no plea for the end of conflict.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Leo Benedictus asks if AI will be able to do even the things humans find difficult.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2016

By Posted Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at 12:47 PM ET Animi et corporis fluctuatio deinceps Benedictus XVI edidit consilium de papatu abdicandum fine Februarii.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013

Joannes’ companion, Benedictus Polonus, also left a brief narrative taken down from his oral relation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

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