benedicite
benedicite
[ˌbɛnɪˈdʌɪsɪti]
noun
[ˌbɛnɪˈdʌɪsɪti]
noun
- a blessing, especially a grace said at table in religious communities
餐前祷告，祈福
■(the Benedicite)the canticle used in the Anglican service of matins beginning ‘O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord’, the text being taken from the Apocrypha
（英国国教）晨祷赞美诗（开头为“啊，尔等为上帝所创造，上帝保佑尔"，语出《圣经•旧约》次经）
- Latin, bless ye!', plural imperative from benedicere 'wish well'; the first word of the canticle in Latin
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