benedicite
(redirected from Benedicite, omnia opera)benedicite
(ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) (esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
interj
obsolete an expression of surprise
[C13: from Latin, from benedīcere, from bene well + dīcere to speak]
Benedicite
(ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪsɪtɪ)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a canticle that originated as part of the Song of the Three Holy Children in the secondary addition to the Book of Daniel, beginning Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino in Latin, and O all ye Works of the Lord in English
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