Meanings
plural benedictionals
- a book of benedictions.
1 more example
little children are very frequently demoniacally possessed for the same reason that women are; on this account the old diocesan benedictionals contained a special exorcismus parvulorum a dæmone infestatorum, which has now been in a great measure superseded by the equally effective formula benedictio puerorum ægroiantium of the Romish benedictional.
1895 October 28, Edward Payson Evans, “Recent Recrudescence of Superstition I”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 47Synonyms: benedictionary
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna book of benedictions.
Origin
Translations
Dutch benedictionale
- benedictionalebook of benedictions
French bénédictionnaire
- bénédictionnairebook of benedictions
German Benediktionale
- Benediktionalebook of benedictions
Italian benedizionale
- benedizionalebook of benedictions
Polish benedykcjonał
- benedykcjonałbook of benedictions
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benedictional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benedictional
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