benediction
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Noun
- A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
- In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
- A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
- Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.
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