benedicite

Example Sentences

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

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

And at the end of every Psalm throughout the Year, and likewise at the end of Benedicite, Benedictus, Magnificat, and Nunc dimittis, shall be repeated.

From Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book by Unknown

Which when they had caused him to say Benedicite, the curate bad hym crye God mercy and shewe to hym his synnes.

From Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare by Hazlitt, William Carew

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)

The great transverse arches are inscribed on their western sides from the Benedicite: "Omnes volucres cœli."

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur