bénédicité
See also: benedicite and Benedicite
French
Etymology
From Latin benedīcite, a plural imperative of benedīcō (“I bless, I praise”) found as the first word of several grace prayers. Doublet of bénissez, second-person plural imperative of bénir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.ne.di.si.te/
- Rhymes: -e
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bé‧né‧di‧ci‧té
Noun
bénédicité m (plural bénédicités)
- grace (short prayer before or after a meal)
Further reading
- “bénédicité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.