benedicite

Example Sentences

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The old knight placed her hand in his, and the King said "Benedicite."

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

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

Then to my lodgings driving with me back, He left me with a Benedicite!

From The Woman Who Dared by Sargent, Epes

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