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blessed. From benedictus meaning blessed. Famous bearers: 6th-century Italian saint Benedict of...
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Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Benedictus, BENEDICTO means "blessed."Â
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English and Dutch : from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning ‘blessed’). This owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to St. Benedict of Norcia (c.480–550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. No doubt the meaning of the Latin word also contributed to its popularity as a personal name, especially in Romance countries.
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Benediction of God, Pleased by gods
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English
English form of French Bénédict, BENEDICT means "blessed."Â
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English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Benne, a pet form of Benedict (see Benn).English : habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic composed of a pet form of the personal name Beniamin (see Bien, Benjamin) + German Sohn ‘son’.Scandinavian : altered form of such names as Bengtsson, Bendtsen, patronymics from Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict.
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Benediction of God, Pleased by gods
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Latin
blessed. From benedictus meaning blessed. Famous bearers: 6th-century Italian saint Benedict of...
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English and German
English and German : from a pet form of the personal name Benedict.In some cases it may be of Welsh origin, a variant of Bendry, patronymic from the personal name Hendry (from Welsh ap Hendry). Compare Parry.
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English
English : from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning ‘blessed’). In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. See also Benedict.
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Catalan
Catalan : from the Catalan form of the Latin personal name Benedictus (see Benedict).English : variant of Bennett.
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Hindu
Abbreviation of benjamin and benedict
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English
English : variant of Benedict.Americanized spelling of Slovenian Benedik, from an old form of the personal name Benedikt (see Benedict).
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English
English : from a medieval personal name, Bence, Benz, derived from Old German Benzo.Possibly also an Americanized spelling of German Bentz or Benz.French : from Benzi, an Italian form of the Germanic personal name Bandizo.Hungarian (also found in Slovenia) : from a short form of the old ecclesiastical name Bencenc, from Latin Vincentius. See also Vince. From the 16th century onward, Bence was confused with Bencse, a pet form of Benedek (see Benedict), and various derivatives of the personal name Benjámin (see Benjamin).
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Hebrew
Son of Benedict.
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English
Feminine form of Latin Benedictus, BENEDICTA means "blessed."Â
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English
English : from the Middle English personal name Benne, which is in part a short form of Benedict and in part a form of the Old Norse personal name Bjorn meaning ‘bear cub’, ‘warrior’.North German : from a short form of the personal name Bernhard.
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French
French : from a pet form of the personal name Malo (see Malo 1).French : variant of Malette.French, Catalan and English : from French, English, and Catalan mallet ‘hammer’, Old French ma(i)let, diminutive of ma(i)l (Latin malleus) either a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a fearsome warrior.French and English : nickname for an unlucky person, from Old French maleit ‘accursed’ (Latin maledictus, the opposite of benedictus ‘blessed’).English : from the medieval female personal name Malet, a diminutive of Mal(le) (see Mall).English : variant of Mallard 1.
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English (mainly Norfolk)
English (mainly Norfolk) : from the medieval personal name Botolph or Botolf. St. Botolph (d. 680) is said to have introduced the Benedictine rule into England and brought Christianity to East Anglia. Boston in Lincolnshire was named in Old English as Botulves stan ‘St. Botolph’s stone’.
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Benediction of God, Pleased by gods
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A collected series of benedictions.
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The form of Pantheism taught by Benedict Spinoza, that there is but one substance, or infinite essence, in the universe, of which the so-called material and spiritual beings and phenomena are only modes, and that one this one substance is God.
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A book of benedictions.
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Blessing; beatitude; benediction.
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Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched.
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Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.
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One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846.
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The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.
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A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Citeaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor.
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The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version.
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The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders.
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The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction.
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A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces.
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A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine Order, founded in 912 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France. -- Also used as a.
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A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature.
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Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction.
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A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.
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Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer.