benediction
The origin and history of benediction.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English benediccion, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, benedictionis, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”). It is a doublet of benison.
The origin and history of benediction.
Came into English from Middle English benediccion, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, benedictionis, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”). It is a doublet of benison.
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