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benison

[ ben-uh-zuh n, -suh n ]

/ ˈbɛn ə zən, -sən /

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noun

benediction.

Origin of benison

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French beneiçon, Middle French beneison < Latin benedictiōn- benediction

Words nearby benison

benignity, benin, benin city, beninese, benioff zone, benison, benita, benitoite, benjamin, benjamin-bush, benjamin-constant

Example sentences from the Web for benison

The Bishop bestowed his benison on the waves, and bade them be calm; it was all that he could do.

Christ in Flanders |Honore de Balzac
Will God be more likely to send her a benison for his unworthy asking?

Doctor Cupid |Rhoda Broughton
I wouldn't have missed Dot, doing the honors in her wedding-gown: my benison on her bright face!

The Cricket on the Hearth |Charles Dickens
But, before we part, Mr Stoddart shall pronounce his benison.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848 |Various

She raised her eyes with a grave half-smile as if to thank him for his benison.

A Little Girl in Old Washington |Amanda M. Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for benison

benison

/ (ˈbɛnɪzən, -sən) /

noun

archaic a blessing, esp a spoken one

Word Origin for benison

C13: from Old French beneison, from Latin benedictiō benediction