benedicite

Example Sentences

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Perhaps in the dark corners the ghosts of confessed sins were lurking; above the spot where we knelt many a "Benedicite" had fallen upon humble hearts waiting to receive it.

From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Litsey, Edwin Carlile

The Father rose politely and greeted them respectfully in Latin: "Benedicite nomen Domini."

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

From noise of scare-fires rest ye free, From murder, Benedicite.

From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by Smith, John Thomas

Bene: the first syllables of Benedicite; here the charm begins to work. v.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

When he came to table, Fandor noticed that he forgot to pronounce the Benedicite.

From A Nest of Spies by Allain, Marcel