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benediction
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, benedictionis, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”). Doublet of benison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?n??d?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
benediction (countable and uncountable, plural benedictions)
- A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
- Synonym: blessing
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act IV, Scene 7,[1]
- O, look upon me, sir,
- And hold your hands in benediction o’er me.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 7, lines 1281-1282,[2]
- So saying, he [the angel] arose; whom Adam thus
- Follow’d with benediction.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, London: for the author, Volume 4, Letter 50, p. 290,[3]
- My pen (its last scrawl a benediction on my beloved) dropt from my fingers;
- 1876, George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, Book 4, Chapter 34,[4]
- Cohen kept on his own hat, and took no notice of the visitor, but stood still while the two children went up to him and clasped his knees: then he laid his hands on each in turn and uttered his Hebrew benediction; whereupon the wife, who had lately taken baby from the cradle, brought it up to her husband and held it under his outstretched hands, to be blessed in its sleep.
- 1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Penguin, 1992, Part 2, Chapter 6, p. 537,[5]
- Long brahminical hairs sprouted out of his ears, and he drew further attention to himself by closing his eyes, neatly shaking away tears, putting a hand on Owad’s head and speaking a Hindi benediction.
- In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
- 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon juris canonici anglicani: or, A commentary, by way of supplement to the canons and constitutions of the Church of England, London: for the author, “Of Abbots, Priors, Abbies, Priories, &c.,” p. 13,[6]
- What Consecration is to a Bishop, that Benediction is to an Abbot; but in a different way: For a Bishop is not properly such till Consecration; but an Abbot being elected and confirm’d, is properly such before Benediction.
- 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon juris canonici anglicani: or, A commentary, by way of supplement to the canons and constitutions of the Church of England, London: for the author, “Of Abbots, Priors, Abbies, Priories, &c.,” p. 13,[6]
- A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
- Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.
- Synonyms: blessing, grace
- c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale, Act 14, Scene 4,[7]
- […] they throng who should buy first, as if my trinkets had been hallowed and brought a benediction to the buyer:
- 1847, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, Part I,[8]
- Homeward serenely she walked with God’s benediction upon her.
Antonyms
- malediction
Related terms
- benedictional
- benedictionary
- benedictive
- benedictory
Translations
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admiration
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin adm?r?ti?, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + m?r? (“I look at”) + -?ti?. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?æd.m??e??.?n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
admiration (countable and uncountable, plural admirations)
- A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Dublin: John Smith, Volume 2, Book 7, Chapter 1, pp. 4-5,[1]
- For in this Instance, Life most exactly resembles the Stage, since it is often the same Person who represents the Villain and the Heroe; and he who engages your Admiration To-day, will probably attract your Contempt To-Morrow.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Volume 1, Chapter 6,[2]
- A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, New York: Harcout Brace Jovanovich, 1974, Chapter 3, p. 40,[3]
- Dr. Veraswami had a passionate admiration for the English, which a thousand snubs from Englishmen had not shaken.
- 1939, John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath, Penguin, 1951, Chapter 19, p. 257,[4]
- […] in the towns, the storekeepers hated them because they had no money to spend. There is no shorter path to a storekeeper’s contempt, and all his admirations are exactly opposite. The town men, little bankers, hated Okies because there was nothing to gain from them.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Dublin: John Smith, Volume 2, Book 7, Chapter 1, pp. 4-5,[1]
- (obsolete) Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act I, Scene 4,[5]
- Lear. Your name, fair gentlewoman?
- Goneril. This admiration, sir, is much o’ th’ savour
- Of other your new pranks.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Revelation 17:6,[6]
- And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 3, lines 270-272,[7]
- […] Admiration seized
- All Heaven, what this might mean, and whither tend,
- Wondering;
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act I, Scene 4,[5]
- (obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 1,[8]
- Now, good Lafeu,
- Bring in the admiration; that we with thee
- May spend our wonder too, or take off thine
- By wondering how thou took’st it.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 1,[8]
Synonyms
- (positive emotion including wonder and approbation): approval, appreciation, adoration, reverence, wonder, worship
Derived terms
- see admire
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admiratio, admirationem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.mi.?a.sj??/
Noun
admiration f (plural admirations)
- admiration
- Plein d’admiration pour son adversaire, chacun lève sa propre visière : "Elsseneur ! ...", "Réginald ! ..." (Les Chants de Maldoror - Chant V) - Full of admiration for his enemy, ...
Further reading
- “admiration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Scots
Noun
admiration (plural admirations)
- admiration
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online
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