benediction
/ben-ih-DIK-shun/nouna spoken blessing or expression of good wishes
“The ceremony closed with a short benediction for the graduates.”
- Synonyms
- blessing, invocation
- Antonyms
- curse, malediction
- Root
- bene- (good)
- Memory hook
- bene (good) + diction (saying): saying good words over someone.
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