Benedict :: Benedict (a.) Having mild and salubrious qualities.
Benedictine :: Benedictine (a.) Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet..
Benedictine :: Benedictine (n.) One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846..
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness..
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction..
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop..
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God..
Benedictory :: Benedictory (a.) Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer..
Benedictus :: Benedictus (a.) The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.
Edict :: Edict (n.) A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch..
Edictal :: Edictal (a.) Relating to, or consisting of, edicts; as, the Roman edictal law..
Malediction :: Malediction (n.) A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.
Predict :: Predict (v. t.) To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet..