benediction
/ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃən/
a spoken blessing
benediction in a sentence
“The keynote closed like a benediction: go and build.”
Origin of benediction
Latin bene well + dicere to speak
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teaching held as unquestionably true; originally `good news`
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