| Benediction 1. (n.) The act of blessing. 2. (n.) A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness. 3. (n.) The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction. 4. (n.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. 5. (n.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God. Thesaurus Entries OK, acknowledgment, advantage, approval, benedicite, benefit, benison, blessing, boon, cognizance, credit, crediting, favor, godsend, grace, hymn, invocation, paean, praise, prayer of thanks, recognition, thank offering, thank-you, thanks, thanksgiving |