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благослове́ние — meaning in English

blagosloveniye

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English meaning

  • benediction noun A brief prayer asking God for help, blessing and guidance for other people, often said at the close of a church service.
  • blessing noun A prayer or ritual act asking for divine favour or protection.

Senses

благослове́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • benediction A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
  • benison (chiefly, literary) A blessing; benediction.
  • blessing Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
  • blessing A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
  • blessing Good fortune.
  • blessing The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.

benediction — full definition

  1. noun A brief prayer asking God for help, blessing and guidance for other people, often said at the close of a church service.
  2. noun In the Anglican church, the formal ceremony that appoints an abbot, similar to how a bishop is consecrated.
  3. noun A Catholic ceremony in which objects such as bells, banners or candles are sprinkled with holy water and officially dedicated to God.
  4. noun Help or good fortune believed to come from God or another divine source.

blessing — full definition

  1. noun A prayer or ritual act asking for divine favour or protection.
  2. noun Something that brings unexpected good fortune.
  3. noun Formal approval or support for a plan or decision.
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