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benediction

1. an invocation of divine blessing, esp at the end of a Christian religious ceremony
2. a Roman Catholic service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament
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"A great miracle, indeed," said Mazarin; "for, if the news was true, King Charles II., who has just returned amidst benedictions, went away amidst musket-shots."
For his part, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques congratulated the president, reciprocally, on such a happy occasion, praying to Allah to return it to the Arab and Muslim nations, with blessing and benediction. -- SPA 21:58 LOCAL TIME 18:58 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/1931789
The gift that Ka'ab gave to Ibn Abi Lailah was the Hadith that gives us the Salawat (benediction) that we use in regular prayers.
Cela denote clairement de cette benediction de quietude qui regne sur notre pays".
In all Catholic churches across the country, the Blessed Sacrament will be carried in solemn religious processions, followed by the prayer of benediction and the consecration to Christ the King.
The program closed with "America the Beautiful" sung by Owen followed by the benediction by Pyle.
Giving the benediction the moderator concluded the service of Induction and Worship.
And there will be an evening song and benediction service a week tomorrow from 3.30pm featuring the choir from All Saint's Church, in
Rod will also receive a hand-written benediction from Pope Francis.
Among the topics are aspects of the Jewish contribution to biblical interpretation, Psalm 93: a historical and comparative survey of its Jewish interpretation, how early Judaism understood the concept of 'avodah, the function of history in early rabbinic liturgy, and the 'amidah benediction on forgiveness: links between its theology and its textual evolution.
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