benison (noun)

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• benison — noun Etymology: Middle English beneson, from Anglo French beneiçon, from Late Latin benediction , benedictio Date: 14th century blessing, benediction …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• benison — noun A blessing; beatitude; benediction. Ant: malison …   Wiktionary

• benison — [ bɛnɪz(ə)n, s ] noun literary a blessing. Origin ME: from OFr. beneiçun, from L. benedictio (see benediction) …   English new terms dictionary

• benison — /ˈbɛnəsən/ (say benuhsuhn), / zən/ (say zuhn) noun Archaic benediction. {Middle English benisoun, from Old French beneison, from Latin benedictio} …  

• abligurition — noun Prodigal expense for food. So soon as a rogation for a benison by the concionator, transpired, fourchettes, and all implements for the transportation of prog from the table to oral apertures, were movent and sonorific. Such abligurition;… …   Wiktionary

• malison — noun /ˈmælɪzən,ˈmælɪsən/ A curse. , 1819: “A hide of land I give to thee in my steads of Walbrugham, from me and mine to thee and thine aye and for ever; and God’s malison on his head who this gainsays!” Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Ant: benison …   Wiktionary

• blessing — noun 1) may God give us his blessing Syn: protection, favor Ant: condemnation 2) a special blessing from the priest Syn: benediction, invocation, prayer, intercession; grace …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Ben|e|dic|tion — «BEHN uh DIHK shuhn», noun. 1. a) the asking of God s blessing at the end of a religious service: »The priest stood before the couple and gave the benediction at the end of the marriage ceremony. b) the form or ritual of this invocation. 2. a)… …   Useful english dictionary

• ben|e|dic|tion — «BEHN uh DIHK shuhn», noun. 1. a) the asking of God s blessing at the end of a religious service: »The priest stood before the couple and gave the benediction at the end of the marriage ceremony. b) the form or ritual of this invocation. 2. a)… …   Useful english dictionary

• benediction — (n.) c.1400, from L. benedictionem (nom. benedictio), noun of action from bene dicere to speak well of, bless, from bene well (see BENE (Cf. bene )) + dicere to speak (see DICTION (Cf. diction)). The oldest sense in English is of grace before… …   Etymology dictionary

• English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… …   Universalium