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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

OK, acknowledgment, advantage, approval, benedicite, benefit, benison, blessing, boon, cognizance, credit, crediting, favor, godsend, grace, hymn, invocation, paean, praise, prayer of thanks, recognition, thank offering, thank-you, thanks, thanksgiving

Dictionary Results for benediction:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

benediction
    n 1: the act of praying for divine protection [syn: blessing,
         benediction]
    2: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn:
       benediction, blessing]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Benediction \Ben`e*dic"tion\, n. [L. benedictio: cf. F.
   b['e]n['e]diction. See Benison.]
   1. The act of blessing.
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   2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind
      wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or
      affectionate invocation of happiness.
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            So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus
            Followed with benediction.            --Milton.
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            Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction
            upon her.                             --Longfellow.
      [1913 Webster] Specifically: The short prayer which closes
      public worship; as, to give the benediction.
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   3. (Eccl.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the
      consecration of a bishop. --Ayliffe.
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   4. (R. C. Ch.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners,
      candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally
      dedicated to God.
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