benedicite

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noun

A canticle, the Latin version of which begins with the word benedīcite (“praise ye!”), which may be used in the order for morning prayer in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.

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Meanings

benedicite1

nounbenedicite (plural benedicites)

plural benedicites

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Benedicite.

Benedicite2

nounBenedicite (plural Benedicites)

plural Benedicites · alternative benedicite

  1. A canticle, the Latin version of which begins with the word benedīcite (“praise ye!”), which may be used in the order for morning prayer in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
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    But one or two, who nourished in their bosoms respect for the downfallen hierarchy—casting first a timorous glance around, to see that no one observed them—hastily crossed themselves—bent their knee to sister Magdalen, by which name they saluted her—kissed her hand, or even the hem of her dalmatique—received with humility the Benedicite with which she repaid their obeisance; […]

    1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XIII, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 266

Origin

  1. Latinbenedīcite
  2. EnglishBenedicite

From Latin benedīcite, a plural imperative of benedīcō (“to bless; to praise”, literally “to say well (of)”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with benedicite

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APA

benedicite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benedicite

MLA

“benedicite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benedicite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benedicite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benedicite.

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